Over the last couple of days staff have been hard at work, decorating the ship and getting it ready for Christmas.
I take my hat off to the staff who come from many different backgrounds - to come together to make these beautiful Christmas displays, even if they are not of Christian faiths.
In the main downstairs lobby a village display of gingerbread houses, church, railway-line, etc were set up, complete with a chocolate fountain. It was quite funny when the miniature train set was first being set up. The staff setting it up were like kids - playing nicely! But of course it was all to do with making sure the small trains ran smoothly on the tracks. 😄
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| The weather radar is not looking good .... |
Later this afternoon the lights on the display were switched on, the miniature trains set to run on their tracks, and some of the ship's cast sang Christmas carols. Glühwein (similar to mulled wine) and gingerbread was offered to guests. The display looked lovely as the lights changed different colours. The little stall set up offering glühwein looked really cute, reminding me of Christmas markets in the Netherlands and Germany.
Guests spirits were lifted, more so because the weather at sea has not been good - overcast and lots of rain. In fact, tomorrow's rain forecast for Pago Pago does not look good at all!
PHOTOGRAPHS
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| Looking down on the display, 1 floor up |
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| The lights are on! |
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| Carol singers on the stairs (right) |
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| 360 degree view of the display |
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| The glühwein 'stall' (left) |
Over the last couple of days staff have been hard at work, decorating the ship and getting it ready for Christmas. 
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