June 18th-- The Fire Aboard the Royal Princess-- Part 7

One bit of "fun" that we did have out on the promenade deck was watching the antics of a bottle nose dolphin as it splashed about with joy up by the ship. Later, we found out that it was attracted by the lights, and since we weren't going anywhere, this was a perfect play ground.

There were quite a few people lining the rails to watch, and a lot of kids as well. However, the two-year-old from Colombia slept through this as well. I found out the Colombian family must be very well-to-do as they had a full-time nanny with them for the child.

This mammal was having a REALLY good time. It almost appeared to be smiling at us.

After a little while, everyone was asked to go back inside for some reason. Perhaps in case the tug was to push or perhaps too many people were coming outside to get out of the increasingly hot conditions in the muster area, and there were still some fumes, but not as bad.

The crew began walking around handing out cans of pop and bottles of water. Sandwiches were also handed out as we had been there for about 3 hours now. One lady couldn't eat cheese and a special effort was made to procure a sandwich without it. Again, the crew couldn't have been more courteous or helpful in these trying conditions.

I'll Have a Sammich and Coke. Thank You. --RoadDog