Not a very good night. There was a bit of ship movement – other than forwards of course and something outside was rattling. Neither of us managed to sleep well. Ironic really, having told new cruisers at our dinner table that very rarely was there enough movement to disturb us…
We switched the TV onto the ‘listening’ section and decided that Hawaiian music might be a suitable back ground. The lack of sleep was quite tiring so breakfast was nothing more than a hot drink of water, lemon and honey. I also took a Coldral tablet, my go to medication when a bit snuffly. I felt much better after that, but eating nothing early morning is no bad thing as my normal at home is cider vinegar and honey until brunch.
A new staff member took the morning trivia – Holly from Canada. We still didn’t win.
Then the dreaded captain’s announcement: “NZ Bio Security have demanded we scrub the bottom of the ship, so we will not now be going into Fjordland. A team of divers will do the work, which will take 24 hours, and we won’t now be going to Port Chalmers (Dunedin) either.
As compensation, each passenger will get an on board credit of $100 and also a 15% future cruise credit, based on what they paid for this cruise.”
No doubt those Dunedin residents who moaned about the arrival of a cruise ship a couple of weeks ago will be ecstatic, but the tour providers and Dunedin central shops won’t be too happy at missing out on what was going to be a Christmas shop for many, including us.
A soup for lunch then I opted to pay for 24 hours internet access and uploaded the blog and sent out some emails. However, as has happened before when at sea, I couldn’t access my email host website, so have no idea what is in the ‘Inbox’. Not a very good bargain at $13.50 which is half price, due to our loyalty status. Previously, it was free.
An afternoon trying to catch up with sleep.
At our dinner table, the guy opposite not only had the same Christian name, but also the same surname! Another had two MG’s, so that worked well.
On then to the theatre and one of the performers we have seen before – Kiwi Steve Larkin and his ‘Mercury Rising’ show, a tribute to Freddie Mercury and Queen. A great show. As always, the orchestra’s lead guitarist did a stunning job on the Brian May guitar solos. I’ve given him a 10/10.
We then had a note to say that tomorrow morning, we all have to do a RAT test and if positive, confined to the cabin. Bearing in mind the slight snuffle and an occasion cough, will we test positive?
How can you tell where the Covid cases are on board? Simple. There is a small table outside their cabin door on which the meals and empty trays are placed. Prior to Brisbane, there were two on the port side of our deck.
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