Last night's show, "Dancing In The Streets", was simply wonderful. There's an incentive group on board who is younger and - gasp - flooded the Constellation Theater. Lots of fun.

Had a lot of fun at Prime 7 last night. split a lobster for the table as a starter; left little appetite for the 2 lbs of alaskan king crab. A first for me - asked for a doggy bag. Without missing a beat, room service was summoned to take the extra to our room. The spare ziploc came in handy. Enjoyed crab with eggs for breakfast this morning.

One should see the actual routes of our passage. The distances between some of the ports are very short. therefore, we are paced to allow for stabilizers and to arrive at or near our expected arrival. The result is a very smooth ride. We have just cleared the breakwater in Toulon (french for "naval base and where old French naval ships go to die") and the pilot boat is nudging up to grab the pilot. Tricky business as the swells are picking up, but the pilot skinnied down the ladder with aplomb.

Port seems to be the correct side for this particular sailing. we are told the starboard side is likely to get some wind buffeting overnight whilst we carry on to Minorca, and the southernly route means some ocean swells.

It was - at last - a validated trivia win for the Ngaire team. Nikon Ken was the MVP as everyone grabbed certain rabbits out of certain hats to chip in correct answers - and clever, if not so correct, answers to other questions.

It doesn't get much better than this.

Cheers, Anne