Claire and Ava in Gruyeres, Switzerland

Claire and Ava in Gruyeres, Switzerland

October, 2011

October, 2011
Chess in Lausanne, Switzerland

Monday, January 12, 2009

New Year’s Day 2009

I started 2009 out on a very good note – with a delicious cup of coffee on the deck watching the sun rise. Then I explore the ship – lots of restaurants, kids’ splash/play areas, pool, theatres, casino, etc. Very nice.

We had breakfast overlooking the aft of the ship – how odd to look out and see ourselves being propelled through the water, yet it didn’t feel like we were moving. No complaints! The breezes on the deck felt great, nice warm day.

We spent our day in the waterpark and pool area, though I did pop in for a 30 minute cocktail making demo. The ship serves a different cocktail and mocktail everyday so he made demos of both, talked about barware, glasses, liquors, liqueurs, etc.

The kids did crafts in the afternoon and at 7:00 we went to a children’s show – a bunch of characters dressed up and dancing to music. Claire went up on stage and danced the entire time, Ava was dancing in the seats. She got plenty of attention from the cast, though, so had lots of fun.

After the kids' show we stayed for a great Beijing Olympic sport show with some incredible talent – gymnasts, dancers, two very strong men who balanced, one atop the other, in a wide variety of poses, some without any handholds, acrobats, basketball players doing tricks, etc. It was great fun. We ended the day at a Mediterranean buffet, sitting out on the deck – very nice.

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