Captain woke us up at 2am, with call for fire team to attend one of the bars. Woke us up again at 2:30, saying that it was a false alarm and that we could all go back to sleep.
Trivia was same as usual but some indiscipline slipping back into the team.
Captain came back on the Tanoy, at about 11, saying that, despite his best efforts, we would arrive late in Fortaleza. Adding that, as a result, all excursions would be cancelled. Later, we received a note, saying that we would dock at 12:30 and leave a 4pm. Furthermore, the shuttle to the town takes 40 minutes each way.
That’s about an hour and a half travelling, leaving just 2 hours to explore Fortaleza.
This assumes that buses are instantly available. A quick calculation shows that would mean 40 coaches to transport the 2,000 passengers – don’t think that will happen but wait and see.
Dancing class was intermediate rumba. Sergei continues to make the simple complicated and while some of the class are not exactly dancing with Zimmer frames it would probably be better if they were.
Slight embarrassment with Mrs Sergei but will draw a veil over the subject.
Think I’ve had enough of this. In reality, the class is full of grumpy old septuagenarians, who are intent on protecting their patch of floor (and probably pissing on it). When the dance gets going, it is like a stop motion zombie movie, with neo-corpses trying to put one foot in front of the other. Sergei is just taking the mickey and his routines are from the Rocky Horror Show and Beetlejuice.
No more! In future, the Dennis Altman Two (or maybe Three) step and the Pasadena Shuffle for me!
Everyone crowding around the pool this afternoon for the “crossing of the line ceremony” at 2pm. Guests and staff are covered in goo and thrown in the pool, while permission is sought from Neptune to cross the Equator.
Too many people to see much but all good fun.
We were told that we would cross the Equator at 4pm but my trusty compass say that the actual time was 4:45. Expect further announcements about delay in arrival at Fortaleza.
Overcast but warm and managed to complete our laps round the deck.