I am back on terra firma and must now get used to starting my day with coffee rather than the obligatory cruise "cocktail of the day" - funny how quickly one gets used to 12am snacks and 6am cocktails! But nevertheless its back to the real world for me... this realization hit me rather quickly when a 7 course meal didn't miraculously appear at 7pm last night (our first night home). Worse still was when I went to bed it wasn't "turned down" and ready for me to slide right in. However, the biggest jolt back to reality was when I came home after doing some shopping on my first day back to find that the magic domestic ship fairy that had made my bed and tidied my room had (for some completely unknown reason) not followed me home - WTF???
There was so much to see and do during our 5 days on the Melody that I spent most of my time trying to figure out how on earth I'm going to blog about it all. So after much thought and consideration I decided to scale it down to the 10 most important things I learnt on the Cruise. As a teaser this post will merely list the Top 10 .... with more juicy details to follow over the next few days!
10 Things I Learnt While Cruising (in no particular order of importance... sorry Steve)
1. Regardless of age, race, sex, religion, educational background, opinion on birth-control or infidelity, South Africans are fascinated by Steve Hofmeyr (our cruise guest artist).
2. Being drunk on a cruise is a good thing - the drunker you are, the straighter you walk.
3. You're never too old to be a finalist in a Pageant - even if the pickings are slim and the criteria very very (very) relaxed.
4. It's never too early for a cocktail or too late for a snack.
5. It is possible to eat your own body weight in food 5 times a day for 5 days!
6. There is somebody in the world whose first name is "Fried" - he's Namibian and works for Walvis Bay Tourism.
7. It helps to have a famous dad - even if that dad is Steve Hofmeyr.
8. If your girl friend is barely out of nappies and you are at an age when you once again need to wear one at night - the age gap IS too big.
9. Couples who dress alike look like morons no matter how many nautical miles out at sea you are.
10. There are men who go on cruises JUST to look at birds... and for once it WAS the feathered variety... WTF???
... more details on all the above to follow!
All aboard!!
LOL, Hilarious as expected.Sure sounds like great fun! Hope hubby also enjoyed it just as much! you must also post an update on all the alpha's you've covered so far :)
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