So my friends...once you hear this you're going to be glad you're not here.

After muster today we were told we all needed to gather in the Constellation Lounge as the captain needed to speak with us. Those of us who have been on a few Regent cruises know this is not the norm, so I had a really bad feeling about it.

Turns out there is a "problem" with one of the propulsion pods. I'll wait for a minute while you all get your feeling of deja vu out of the way. Not supposed to be a big deal, but we wouldn't be able to make tomorrow's first port of call in Kusadasi. No worries, we'll go to Mykonos instead. That was actually the first stop in the original itinerary. Engineers from Germany were going to arrive to figure out what was wrong with the pod, all would be fine. Sure, maybe some excursions might not happen, etc.

So, we went back to the cabin to make ourselves beautiful for dinner. Jerel for some reason took forever to get ready so by the time he was finished I was starving. Popped up to the Observation Lounge quickly but I just couldn't wait for dinner so we went down to Compass Rose by ourselves.

Started with some delicious spicy mussels, had some pasta with meatballs and prime ribeye. It was all very tasty. Finished with chocolate mousse. While we were eating dessert the captain had a few more words to say.

There had been no progress with fixing whatever is wrong with the pod, so we will be docked in Piraeous overnight. Maybe they are waiting for the engineers from Germany just to get to Athens so they don't have to then go to Mykonos.

So, here we are. No shops open, no gambling but at least the internet is working! I'm really, really hoping they can figure out what the problem is and we can get back on schedule.

A couple of you know this - but I actually quit my job so I could go on this trip. If it gets canceled, I'm going to feel like a real idiot!!