Crossing the Equator

At noon today, we crossed the Equator. As always, Crystal has a "induction ceremony" for all the "pollywogs" aboard. Pollywogs are those neophytes who are crossing the Equator for the first time. It's held up around the pool with all the entertainment staff dressed up as King Neptune, his Queen and royal court. They pick out a few of the crew who are dragged in and accused of various "crimes" - laughing too much, spending too much time in the computer lab, etc. As punishment, they get tossed (fully clothed!) into the pool. It's kind of corny, but a fun time.

After the Equator crossing, it was off to Trivia (of course!) and then lunch which today was a Latino buffet. As usual, there's always an abundance of food ...of all kinds regardless of what the theme is!

Last night, we had a cocktail party for all the world cruisers, where we met a lot of the senior crew. It was a nice way for them to let us know how appreciative they are of the world cruisers. It seems we have a cocktail party or something every couple of nights. The night before was a cocktail party for a group our travel agent belongs to and tonight, one for those of us who are part of the Crystal Society - those who have sailed on more than one Crystal cruise. Not bad!

Tomorrow it's off to Macchu Pichu. I'm excited about it. Definitely a once in a lifetime trip, so I'll hopefully have a lot to post when I get back on Monday.