We had breakfast with Kathy and experienced something I have never seen before on a cruise – a near fistfight. We sat at a large table that had a small bag and an insulated cup. We often share tables with people so having a 4th person at a table that seated 6 was no problem. But Kathy pushed the cup about 3 inches to the side when I sat down and almost immediately a woman appeared out of nowhere and accosted her. “It’s not cool to touch another person’s stuff!” We thought she was joking but it soon became apparent that she was incensed. She started lecturing us on property rights. When Kathy asked “Are you from New York?” she said it doesn’t matter where she was from (yeah, it was probably New York), you just don’t touch other people’s stuff. This escalated into “bitch” and “f*** you.” We tried to ignore her and after a few more insults thrown at us she collected her “stuff” and stomped away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seemed like an overreaction to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ocean was pretty choppy all morning. Marlene and I played some gin rummy (yes, she kicked my ass), then we went to a lecture about “playing the victim” given by a former police detective. He gave us some insight into the interrogation techniques that police use to trip up suspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That information could be useful…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We went to the casino and lost some money before dinner. We dined alone but chatted with a couple from Arizona at the adjoining table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We danced after dinner and I read a couple of chapters before bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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We had breakfast with Kathy and experienced something I have never seen before on a cruise – a near fistfight. We sat at a large table that had a small bag and an insulated cup. We often share tables with people so having a 4th person at a table that seated 6 was no problem. … Continue reading