Tonight's picture was taken in December of 2002. It was Mattie's first Christmas and it was an exciting time for our family. Back then our biggest fears were the typical parental concerns about having a strong willed baby. The notion of childhood cancer wasn't in our lexicon. To me this photo captures our innocence.
Quote of the day: Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone. ~ Charles M Schulz
Today is our last day on our ten day cruise. I am still not back to physically feeling normal, but I am certainly doing better with antibiotics on board. Because we are at sea today, our connectivity is limited to non-existent. So I won't be able to post any photos.
My mom and I attended a food demonstration this morning. Hosted by the executive chef and Maitre D'Hotel. After which we then went on a tour of the galley. I am always amazed to hear the stats on the food and the number of crew members it takes to operate the kitchen. Literally there are about 250 crew members dedicated to working in the kitchen and another 250 crew who serve the food. So of a total crew of 1,000, food services occupies over 50% of this number.
We learned today that when we boarded the ship ten days ago, 170,000 tons of food was delivered to the ship. It is hard to believe that this is what it takes to feed 3,500 passengers and 1,000 crew members. We have had incredible wait staff working with us (Leo in the DaVinci Dining room for lunch; Remus and Vernonica at the Botticelli dining room for dinner) and we will miss these wonderful individuals. Not to mention our afternoons in the Sanctuary. Princess Cruises provides for a fee, a special and private deck section which is peaceful, serene, and for adults only. The crew who works in the Sanctuary are lovely (V, Stanislav, Dennis, KaiYing, and Anish) and each afternoon they serve us tea, scones, and other treats at 3pm. They can't do enough for us.
While in the Sanctuary, we have met a couple from Sturbridge, MA. Paul and Paulette are lovely and of course Peter connected immediately with them. We have our own Cheers going on here, as we connect with them each day when we arrive in the Sanctuary. They have even learned about Mattie Miracle.
I am signing off for today, but will share several more photos of Christmas around the ship and highlight some of our experiences when I am back to land and have connectivity.
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