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We went to Diamond Voyagers party this morning were there was music, a dance by instructors, and a short presentation a toast from the officers. We spoke to the Belgian host Loes. She was charming and her English was worthy of he being a English host too. I learned that there is around the same amount of English & German speakers around 3,000 in total. Another thousand are Dutch & Belgian and remaining guests are from Spain and US. We asked about the forthcoming French port and threat of a strike that day. She said they are awaiting news from MSC and they should know more by the end of today. Last week the port of Le Harve was missed and replaced by a port stop in Amsterdam. Another time they had an extra night in Rotterdam. The worst people affected were the 400 guests due to get on in France. Somehow MSC managed to find coaches to transport people from Le Harve and Paris all the way to Amsterdam! I can’t imaging that was easy in a country experiencing a transport strike! I later heard from another guest, that unfortunately, one of those coaches didn’t make it to Amsterdam in time, so guests then had to fly to Southampton! The ship was already going to be late arriving at 12 noon in Southampton, so it was decided to wait no longer to leave Amsterdam.
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Notes from yesterday’s sea day! Decided upon buffet again for breakfast. It was after 9am and it was almost at capacity and very crowded. We walked right along the length of it to the back but still no free table. I decided to enlist the help of a manager and they looked too but eventually asked if we would mind sharing. We didn’t, so the manager made it possible for us to share with a young woman who was using the table as a computer desk- it looked like she was doing her homework! I asked the manager was the shop full and he said no we are at 4,500 at present. Later there were no seats available in the Robot bar and the shops seemed very busy too! There was a lot of choice of activities on offer in the morning and this was good as previously people had complained there wasn’t enough.
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Okay! Time for a story! This is why I didn’t get to the staff Talent Show yesterday! Previously, I have read about people getting lost on these larger MSC ships and I came across this first hand yesterday as I was leaving my cabin to go to the lifts ready for the show. A very distressed woman was panicking and clearly lost and upset. I reassured her I would help her and not to worry. I took her to the map on the wall and I pointed out she was on the wrong side of the ship and also the wrong end even though she had got in a set of lifts she mistakenly thought were the right ones. I offered to walk her to her room but she told me she was unwell with emphysema and couldn’t walk that far. She panicked more now and said she had no phone to call her sister with whom she was travelling. I told her to come in my room, sit comfortably while I phoned the cabin from my cabin phone. She did this and eventually we got through to another friend who I arranged to come and collect her. I’m telling the tale because it may help others who come across similar dilemmas. It’s hard to think straight when panicking. Always handy to have your room number and any friends numbers with you. This can save the day! or perhaps to take a photo of the deck plan and the floor you are on.