Friday marked our last full day on the ship as it made it's way north west i n the Adriatic to Venice. I had thought it would be a relatively quiet day but no it wasn't as it turned out.
The evening before we had received an invitation to attend a special Mariner presentation as recipients. So at 11am we showed up and were presented with Bronze Medallions marking over 100 days at sea. The Captain and the Hotel Director made the presentaions and only one other person was similarly recognized. They did make note though of the people in attendance with several hundred days at sea. This was all followed by a special lunch in the main dining room.
Deen and I with our medals. The Captain joked we could take these medals into a dimly lit bar and claim they are Olympic Bronze Medals and maybe get a few free drinks. Will have to try it sometime.
After lunch we met Peter and Janine at a premium wine tasting session in the Pinnacle Grill. Very very nice wine. Following that Deen and Jan went to bingo where Jan won over $400 and Peter and I went to an outdoor lounge to continue our Global Beer Tasting Tour. This time it was Italian Peroni Beer. We all met up after with new Aussie friends David and Janice and continued to sample the Peroni. Peter also noticed T shirts on sale, and using some of Jan's winnings bought one each for me, David, and himself.
The evening continued with the International Dinner and the staff were well attired.
Some of the kitchen staff.
After dinner there was the final show, this time the grande finale of Dancing with the Stars at Sea. The passengers in the competition are pretty good. Back to the room to finish with the suitcases and put them in the hallway for pick up by the crew.
It was again a great cruise and we'll be sad to see it end Saturday morning. But there is Venice to look forward to!
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