More talks and plenty of entertainment… Monday 11th June
Talks of the day:
1) Illustrated ‘port’ talk on St. Petersburg
2) Historical talk - Christian IV of Denmark
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| Christian IV Denmark |
I opted not to go to the ‘Things to Make You Think’ though
my hubby attended that one instead of the ‘history’ one that I attended.
As well as the talks there are musical entertainments
throughout the day in different venues around the ship and options for both
sedentary and active occupations. Some cruisers love the bridge card sessions;
others never miss the quizzes or bingo; and if you just love to chill out and
do a jig-saw, or read a book that’s all fine too!
Ian Gunn is an informative speaker but my only issue is that
he never goes ‘off script’ so the delivery can be a bit static. The research
for his presentations is impeccable, though, and makes attendance very worth
while.
Simon Rees, in contrast, uses his images as prompts and is a
highly entertaining speaker. He is a fabulously knowledgeable man with plenty
of ammo available to entertain during his presentations. I had certainly known
of Christian IV of Denmark
(parts of Sweden and Norway were also within his realm) but I hadn’t
realised how influential he had been in creating the architectural style of Copenhagen
Since the internet connections are vastly expensinve and
pretty useless on board, I decided this time around not to fret about
communicating on a daily basis. It just doesn’t happen so this Cruise diary is
likely to post in one massive splurge.
After more excellent dining and wining we went to the
evening entertainment ‘Showtime’ in the Neptune Lounge after dinner, an event
that is always highly popular and not easy to find a decent seat at.
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| on the Kiel Canal |
During the bulk of the day we were in transit on the Kiel
Canal in order to reach our first port
of Copenhagen
Slainthe!
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christian_IV,_from_Christian_IV_and_Anne_Cathrine_(cropped).jpg
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