Day 2: Eating

When most people think about going on a cruise, one of the first things they think of is gaining weight. This may be the case for the passengers. There is a lot of food around. However, I can easily see losing a little weight on this cruise.

Before I continue, I can see bridgett and my mom getting anxious already. I will start by saying they serve 3 meals a day cafeteria style with plenty of options, very decent quality, and absolutely no limits on how much you can eat.

There are two things (probably for the eating better) that are different. First, meals are at set times. They start and stop. Now, between 6:30 and 8 at night, there is probably in actuality only a couple of hours here and there that aren't one meal time or the other. But once you've eaten lunch, you're likely not going to go back for more lunch. So, snacking in that fashion is out.

There are mini-fridges in the cabins. However, you are not allowed to keep anything remotely perishable in there (counting fruit, yogurt, etc). In other words, you can not keep anything in the fridge that fits the mantra mention above "Eat [real] food, not too much, mostly plants." Real food and/or plants are specifically forbidden.

So, like I said, I might actually lose a little weight. I visited the staff gym after the second show tonight. It made my think of the gym that Mr. T trains in in Rocky III (with considerably more Asians).

Tomorrow we stop at Casablanca. There will likely be a drill at 10 before we get into port. At 1:00 I need to be on the ship for a safety written test. Plus, so much practicing to catch up on. I think since we get back there 2x more while I'm here, I'm going to enjoy my first relatively free day since I've been here. I have more than enough practicing to do and laundry and such.

There are NFL playoffs tomorrow which I will likely miss. I might actually be free when they're on, thanks to the time difference, but I don't think I get that channel. I know they'll be showing the Obama innaugeration here. And then there's Lost. It'd be much cheaper for me to watch it on shore at an internet cafe somewhere, but I think I might feel guilty/silly being somewhere in Morocco and watching Lost in an internet cafe.