We had dinner last evening in the Terrazza, the upscale Italian alternative dining room that has two real Italian chefs with Silver Cloud's Destination Lecturer, Corey Sandler and Janice Sandler. It was great to share experiences with people who have traveled to more places than I have and still have such an enthusiasm for continuing. Traveling is an addiction, of course, but as addictions go there are worse.
Barbara and I then sat in the stage right wing with long time Cruise Director, Judie Abbot (a legend in the cruise industry rivaling only perhaps colleague Ray Solaire) listened to the ship's visiting entertainer, an uncommonly good classical pianist, even if he had to play the obligatory Chopin on the ship's slightly out of tune Yamaha grand piano.
We ended the evening in the main bar where we watched the Arctic Norwegian fjords go by and asked the off duty Norwegian pilot to join us. Two pilots boarded for the overnight sail to guide the ship through the narrow rocky passages. The pilot who was wearing an international orange vest, cutting quite a figure on jacket (tie not included) informal dress code night, pointed out the small fishing village he played soldier with found German WWII rifles when he was a kid.
It doesn't get much better than this. This is what travel can be.
Mike, who is the classical pianist? Tomono? Panos? Hyperion?
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