Thursday March 12th
Sea Day
About m/v Nautica

Today is a sea day as we are cruising to Taipei, Taiwan a distance of about 300 miles.
s/v Nautica is 396’ long and has a beam of 83’. She is powered by 4 Warteila V12 diesels that produce a cruising speed of 18 knots. There is a crew of 396 serving 684 passengers. We currently have only about 450 passengers on board. She was launched in 2000, refitted in 2007 and is the last of 3 identical sister ships built for Renaissance Cruise Line. Unfortunately 9/11 forced Renaissance into bankruptcy. It was reborn as Oceania Cruise Line, marketing longer duration cruises, and remote ports to the higher end cruisers, age 55 to 75.
Food is a big deal! There are two five Star restaurants, Toscana and Polo Grill, a five star Grand Dinning Room and two casual dinning restaurants, Tapas on the Terrace and The Terrace Café. Don’t try to count calories…………..because I guarantee the food quality is unbelievable. I cannot spend enough time at the Fitness Center with my personal trainer to lose weight. It was a lucky break to get Montezuma’s Revenge. The ship has it’s own G3 cell phone site and I cannot wait to see my AT&T bill when I get home. There is wireless but the speed is very slow and useless on the send side for email.
Bridge the game on this cruise with a super instructor and half the passengers playing. I now understand the game, you know……. Stayman, Overcalls, Slams etc but still need the next lessons or two to be perfect. I wish!