March 16, 2013 day at sea

Mar 16, 2013 day at sea

Though we may have only 13 children on board for the third leg of the trip from Buenos Aires to New York, we have a number who are young at heart. A number of people are going to come home very tanned and experienced in the ways of water-slides.

Today, I watched the ongoing building of a boat from various finds on the Splendor. The builders have been spending a few hours each sea day for the last few days scavenging for parts, engineering, and assembling their boat. The ship I am watching is being built by a group of Canadians and will be flying the Canadian flag, named, MS Canada. As there is a fairly large contingent of Canadians on board, I am sure lots of cheering will be heard when the 'float your boat' contest is held in a few days. I am sure to be there supporting my fellow Canadians.

We were also informed today that due to gastroenteritis (GI) numbers of affected cruise ship passengers, following their visit to Grand Turk, that port has been cancelled by the majority of cruise lines for the time being, including the Carnival Splendor. We were originally scheduled to be there on Wednesday, and it was our last port before New York. Our port fee difference of $5.50 USD per person will be refunded, as was port fees for Fortaleza.

Instead we will be stopping at Antigua on Tuesday from 10 am to 5 pm, then onto New York.