Joff's progressive quiz

Anyone who's been on the Independence of the seas, will know about the cruise director Joffs progressive quiz and anyone who knows me will know I've been trying to win it for years.
Well this trip is no different to all the others, the quiz is as good and as funny as ever and our team is doing as bad as ever, lol.
But it's great fun and it's something I would recommend doing on any Independence it's cruise.
Joff makes it so funny that even of you're doing bad in it, it's still worth doing for the laugh.
End of RCCL advertisement....lol

Diamond lounge evening drinks

The evening drinks event in the diamond lounge is it's usual mix of fun loving wackos (two of them pictured Tayna & Albert) and the snobbish misery arses, who don't appear to want to enjoy themselves.
Luckily us wackos out number them.
Sheila and I went to see the show with Freda and Nigel last night, it was a trio of young girls from Yorkshire, the name of who evades me at the moment.
They did an acoustic session on guitars and violin, with some brilliant vocals.
All in all last night was another great night.

Birthday surprise

When we got back to the room last night there was a lovely surprise.
The cabin girl had decorated our beds with flowers and things and a little note wishing me a happy birthday, she was actually a day late, but the thought was lovely.

Back at sea

Well we're on our way to the Azores and up to now the weather is quite calm, so fingers crossed for the rest of the crossing.
We've still got the virus restrictions on in the windjammer though, hopefully they will relax them soon, well just have to wait and see.
Oh yes one other complaint, some of the waiters in the diamond lounge of an evening are not very good one of them tried to make us finish our drinks before he would bring us another one.... So no tip for him then lol.
The company each night has been brilliant, which is half the battle for me on a cruise.
It's been a good mix of friends both old and new.
Today is the second day of Joff's progressive quiz which is the usual laugh, I've been trying to win the thing for years without much success..maybe this time you never know lol.
That's about it for now, unless something exciting happens today

Oh I forgot to mention

I forgot to mention that they had the Norovirus onboard ship on the  last cruise, and they've still got the restrictions on in the windjammer.
The staff are serving you the food instead of the usual self service, it's a pain but I suppose it's necessary.
Also the food doesn't seem to be up to the usual standard.
Anyway we are just pulling into Lisbon and the weather has calmed right down, but it's to dark at the moment to tell if it's going to be a nice day.
At least we'll be able to go outside and get some fresh air, which we haven't been able to for the last two or three days.
Moan over speak later lol.

Bad weather

What a night, the ship has been up and down all night. But still not as bad as a couple of years ago on the Oriana, when we had 9 days of bad weather crossing the Atlantic. Anyway back to yesterday evening, we had another good laugh, I met some mad lady who thinks I look like Elton John!!! Is that a good thing or a bad thing? You tell me LOL. I normally get Heston the chef (can't spell his name) or Harry Hill!!! So I suppose it's a step up lol. We went to the show in the theatre later to see the East Coast Boys, who are a Frankie Valli tribute band. They were excellent and I'd recommend seeing them.

And the crowd gets bigger

Had a brilliant night last night, not only were Tom & Albert and Nigel & Freda on board, but also Maurice & Joyce, who we met about four years ago on the Jewel of the seas.
Then low and behold, up turns Norman & Marie who we met this year on the Independence, also about 10 other faces I knew.
As I said in an earlier post, it's a small (cruise) world.
Anyway six of us took advantage of the 2 for 1 offer in Chops Grill, we had a ball in fact one table commented on how much were enjoying ourselves (I think they were being nice and not complaining) LOL
Btw Ken, Denise, John & Dre, such a shame you guys couldn't make it you'd have loved it.
Anyway it's 6.49ers and I'm just going to get my 2nd coffee of the day...speak later.

Packing

Getting my packing started today, everything else is done, cruise tickets, hotel etc.
looking forward to getting away from this rubbish weather for a while.
We're sad that our friends cannot make the trip with us, that's John and Drena and Ken and Denise.
Drena has just had her operation so cannot travel, and Denise is booked in for her op next week.
We'll be thinking of them both while we are away and no doubt we'll have a few drinks for them LOL.
Anyway must go, I've got a hot iron calling me.

It's a small (cruise) world

Just found out that a couple of friends, Tom & Albert are going to be on the transatlantic leg of the cruise.
We met them a couple of years ago on the Independence, doing a Christmas & New Year cruise around the Mediterranean.
It will be great to see them and catch up.

So that's 4 people we'll know on the cruise already, that's Tom & Albert and also Nigel & Freda (Fred) who we met on a Suez Canal/Dubai cruise we did earlier this year.
As the title says "It's a small world"