Day 26 was another wonderful day at-sea on the Norwegian Encore.  We made reservations to dine at the special French restaurant, Le Bistro.  Walking there, we passed the pool. Dinner began with champagne. We then splurged on a paid bottle of Silverado Cabernet Sauvignon, which set us back around $100. The escargot on this ship is really good. Mushroom soup and endive salad to start, The Endive Salad is the best we'll have in our whole trip. Rack of lamb. An assortment of desserts.  In a typical expensive French restaurant, this meal would have cost us at least $400, but we only paid for the wine, Then on to the Social Club for the Abba Band playing ABBA. Followed by karaoke in The Cavern Club. Back to our room, where we saw the 2015 The Martian, with Matt Damon.  Rotten Tomatoes score of 91/91.  Walked 2455 steps today Lunch on Day 27, On the matter of living on a cruise ship forever,  I've in the past covered this subject . The average cruise ship passenge...

 I'm exploring various facets of cruising in preparation for our ( I have a travel partner ) around the world cruise next year .  I was sent a video of this lady who thriftily lives on a cruise ship because it is cheaper than living in a nursing home. She pays $135/day, plus up to $65/day for tips and other expenses, and seems rather happy. I can't do this because I already handed over $400,000 to move into my retirement community.  If I left, I lose that sum.  My 111-day around the world cruise, which itself will probably cost more than $40,000 ( about $325/day ).  However, I still need to pay my monthly fee, which will be a bit more than $20,000 for those four months.  This will be my final major travel adventure. If you don't have my problem, then perhaps you can become a life-long cruiser and see the world, again and again, for almost free.  Read this article on How to Retire on a Cruise Ship.   Good information: The average cruise ship passen...