Sea states, theatre treks and cruise ship living

Reading in the warm sunshine

As yesterday evening progressed, so the seas got more heavy and the weather closed in. The scheduled acrobats were postponed until this afternoon as the stage was deemed too unsafe for precarious balancing. We were not to be deterred though and Gabrielle, with trusty bands, braved the rigours of dinner really well. We were alarmed to see that nearly all staff have taken to wearing face masks and it’s evident that there are some cases of COVID-19 on board. This will come home more strongly if they decide that guests have to wear masks in the public spaces - here’s hoping that doesn’t happen. At the same time as all this, there was no internet since almost immediately after posting last night’s blog post, because the ship would not stay in the same orientation for more than five seconds at a time.