On a slow boat to Suez...

Quote of the day: “Happy inside… keep it that way!” Permanent sign on the door of a cabin down the corridor from us.

Engine problems still plague the Dawn Princess, so we’re ambling along on one engine, at about half speed. The ship stopped completely a couple of times overnight, and apparently there were a couple of NATO frigates near by looking after us. Nice to know…

The slow speed means we can kiss Safaga, and our trip to the Valley of the Kings and Karnak, goodbye… I have mixed feelings about that. On the on hand they are places it would be great to visit. On the other, it’s 3.5 hours each way by bus, which I won’t miss at all. Looks like we’ll now have to add a Nile river cruise to our wish list. Here’s hoping we manage to get to Cairo on time to do the pyramids trip.

Caught the first show at the 900 seat Princess Theatre today. Latin American themed song and dance show – fairly predictable (Ricky Martin to Evita – you get the picture), but well done. I was particularly impressed with the dancers. Their timing was spot on despite the roll of the ship.

Finished off with a dollop of string quartet, and a nice chat with a security officer who was on pirate watch at the blunt end of the ship. Nice to know they are on the lookout for any suspicious activity…

Almost over the jet lag so might be able to stay awake until a reasonable hour tonight!