We had a lovely evening for our first formal night. We danced prior to dinner and it was nice to have the orchestra playing before as well as after dinner.

Dinner was excellent and our waiter, Ramil, is looking after us very well - ensuring everyone is happy and has enough food - he is particularly fond of force feeding additional ice cream with your dessert.  We all left the table fairly handy to watch the professional dancers Dan and Olena perform a Viennese Waltz in the ballroom and we were not disappointed.

It's lovely dancing in your formal wear, although it can be a bit tricky doing a jive in a long gown.  We spoke to a few of the dance hosts who were quite charming.  One very enthusiastic German dance host has asked me if I would dance a Viennese waltz with him when we get chance - which although very nice of him will fill me with fear as I'm only used to dancing with my husband - it certainly won't resemble the pros!



Thursday 10th November

It's been slightly warmer today and we even sat out on deck for a while this afternoon.

We usually have a table for two for breakfast but today shared with a father and son travelling together.  They were good company and it really is the perfect way to spend quality time together when you're holidaying with an older parent.

Lots of people taking in the air today on the promenade deck and managed quite a few laps ourselves before having half an hours reading and then a salsa dance class.

Lunch for us today was in the lido buffet and I had a chicken salad with two tiny desserts and David had a variety of cheeses and chicken and bread rolls.  He managed to squeeze a couple of desserts in too.

Tonight is another formal night with Captain's Welcome Reception at 7.45pm

Unfortunately I'm having problems uploading photos but as soon as I can I will