We woke a bit earlier today. So after a shower we went down to breakfast. 5 other people were seated with us so we exchanged stories as we ate.

We went back to the room via Julies, and saw Mum and Dad, so Kaoru put on the first load of washing. Our room had been cleaned while we were eating. After teeth and some writing of my diary we put the washing in the dryer and went downstairs for a coffee and hot chocolate. It was quite crowded so we had to join a couple who were on their first cruise. We had a bit of a chat to them while enjoying our drinks and then went to get the washing out.

Mum and Kaoru folded washing and we talked about a Picton tour. We then passed time until 1.00 to do a salsa class. We learnt a few new moves which will have left our heads by the end of the trip (if not the day!)

We had a bit to eat on the 14th floor as a late lunch. We enjoyed it outside in the fresh air and relaxed a bit. But then decided to have a siesta, so went to our room for a nap.

We woke and met up at 4.15 trivia, which we crashed and burned at, but still enjoyable. Then we met in Mum and Dad’s room for champagne and cheese (from deck 14), and Dad and I moved to the Kraken. Then it was off to our rooms to prepare for the evening. Kaoru left earlier to make a start. I just put on a my suit and tie and was ready for the first formal night.

I went to Mum and Dad’s room to grab a Kraken and then we went down to the music trivia. By the time the trivia was over we had all congregated together. And we were much better at the music one, getting 20 out of 20! Of course that was because it was easy and several teams had a perfect score, so there was an extra question that we had to write down the answer for. The people next to us (who weren’t playing) gave us the answer and Julie ran up with it. So we won! Izzy was given a Princess magnet and we were given a bottle of champagne (we later found out it was a pretty crap bottle of “french” champagne – not really a prize!)

We then went to the Crown Grill for our formal evening, compliments of Geelong Travel. Dad brought along a bottle of Pepperjack which went great with my fillet mignon. It was a fantastic meal and we were too full for dessert. Luckily we had to leave to catch the show – Born To Dance. So we asked them to send dessert to Mum and Dad’s room and we rushed off.

We had seen this show before. We think on the Tasmania cruise 2 years ago. But this was a different cast and still enjoyable. Once the show was over we went back to Mum and Dad’s room and ate desert. Then we realized it was nearly 11.30! So we went downstairs for a specialty tea (which wasn’t really any different to getting it from upstairs, except it was larger) and took that back to our room. We got ready for bed and called it a night.