Today we were at sea all day. I managed to get a lot of work done such as fire detector testing, low location lighting testing, and incinerator safety checks. There was also a brief issue with one of the passenger lifts, but a quick reset seemed to sort that one out.
In the evening there was the Portunus Cocktail party, which is similar to the WOBs, except that there is usually only one at 2000 and only Sapphire and Gold tier members are welcome to attend. Repeat cruisers are very common on the Artemis and there was easily 200+ people at the cocktail party. The loyalty/future cruises women say a few words and the captain also comes up. The same prize is always given out, a set of 6 silver (plated) champagne glasses, to the lucky winner of a raffle that includes only those who showed up to the starlights lounge for the cocktails.
After cocktails I met up with a couple other officers for Trattoria dinner in the Conservatory. I had red pepper soup to start and a pizza Regina, which had ham and mushrooms on it, for the main course. Dessert was Tiramisu and a bowl of fruit. One of the other officers ordered a bottle of Bergsig Pinotage for us to drink with the dinner.
After dinner we went up for a drink in the Horizon Lounge followed by one in the Starlights Lounge. The others went for a third in the International Lounge before the show “Les Girls” but I decided to call it quits and head back to the cabin and get in some blogging and German before I collapsed from a busy day.
We are on our way to Iceland and will be docking in Akyreyri tomorrow. As I type this it is midnight but it is still light outside. That is what it is like when you sail near or above the arctic circle.
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