The Diamond Princess left Phuket, Thailand, and will be at sea for three days, returning south past Singapore, then heading north to arrive in Nha Trang, Vietnam on Day 9. Map on right just shows the juxtaposition of these stops.On Day 6, my usual ramen lunch, with a lot of veggies and a piece of meat or two, plus a beer.
On to dinner at Pacific Moon. Menu.
Started with the chowder and tender greens salad. No wines tonight. Leftover from pre-dinner drinks.
Rum Raisin Panna Cotta with Drambuie on rocks.
5193 steps today.
Day 7 at sea was not much. Up at noon and up to the Horizon Court buffet for lunch. Started with a corn chowder, then added the noodles, plus Kirin Lager,
Cumin spiced beef short ribs with chilled coconut soup. I've never used a straw for soup before. This was not a great combination. The beef was dry and the soup too sweet. But this was expected, for it included orange, honey and lychee.
We were early for the theater show, so stopped by for a drink at the Wheelhouse Bar.
Then on to Born to be Wild in the Princess Theater. Probably the best show we've seen on this ship. The cast of maybe 14 used a Pink Cadillac to tour the USA and sing songs we mostly knew.
Then a bit of karaoke.
Followed by our usual late night stop at Crooners Bar, where we ordered a hamburger, cheesy fries and chili.
Went for my mile walk and found myself above the pool, where Santana was playing.
For the first time on this 19th day on the Diamond Princess, we decided to skip the nightlife and instead eat in our stateroom and watch two films. We could have called room service, but we decided to be more adventurous and find our own food. Our cabin is only a few short steps to the aft elevator, which conveniently from our 11th to the 14th floor, has Prego Pizzeria and the Outrigger Bar. Also on the 14th floor is the Horizon buffet, where I made an augmented Caesar Salad. The problem is how to carry all this stuff to the room, But we somehow made it. Remember that the ship is moving and just walking around can be a challenge,
Our room is not well-equipped for meals.
The second film was the lugubrious 2017 Columbus, It was a shock to find out that Rotten Tomatoes gave scores of 96/80. Seemed so slow-moving and non-essential. Starred John Cho and Haley Lu Richardson.
It was all but architecture and great buildings. So I asked Google AI about this:
Columbus, Indiana has great architecture because J. Irwin Miller, leader of Cummins Engine Co., initiated a program in the 1950s that paid for top-modernist architects to design public buildings (schools, churches, etc.) if the city chose from a pre-approved list, creating a unique collection of world-class modern design with works from legends like Eero Saarinen, I.M. Pei, and Harry Weese, making it an architectural mecca.
Walked 3369 steps.
To end:
Click on Gary Bembridge or this to watch his 17min 45sec analysis. He begins with Princess.
Oops! Just got the message that high winds will prevent our call to Nha Trang tomorrow, Day 9.
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