Tuesday,
January 09, 2018
Carnival
Sunshine
At
Sea
70s,
Calm Seas, Sunny and Pleasant
We
awoke earlier than usual and headed to the Serenity Deck for the cushioned
couches overlooking the sea. Today was much warmer than yesterday and the sea
was calmer, so reading on deck was much easier. This is paradise!
A
lecturer, Jason R. Rich
(photographer, journalist, writer), spoke about using social media—his presentation
yesterday covered how to enhance photos on one's phone or iPad and I thought I
would listen in today. I am amazed at how he can speak for about 50 minutes
straight without any audience participation at all. To be fair, he is extremely
thorough.
After
Guy Fieri burgers for lunch, TK and I attended a show that honored military
veterans. Cruise Director Lee handled that very well. There were over 300 men
and women in the audience and everyone said the Pledge of Allegiance and one of
the show singers beautifully sang the U.S. National Anthem and that of Canada.
Lee asked each service branch veteran to stand—most were Army—and there was
much applause for all branches. Then he mentioned each war—no World War II
veteran was present, but there were a lot of veterans, men and women, from Korean,
Vietnam, Enduring Freedom, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Persian Gulf, Afghanistan,
and Iraq Wars. Since many veterans become police officers, firefighters, and emergency
personnel, they were honored too. My TK is a double hero!
A woman veteran, M.D. who now works in a VA
Medical Center, and a retired Navy Chief both encouraged all veterans to get
checked at their local VA. Both TK and I appreciated Carnival Cruise Lines’
effort to honor veterans. The CEO spoke by video that her father and all of her
uncles were veterans and now her son is in the service. Carnival has a drawing
once a month for a free cruise for veterans!
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