Almost finished

TSH and Diva knew it was the last full day when the breakfast included champagne, bucks fizz and caviar. None of which they wanted, but it made for a festive atmosphere.

The best entertainment on the Spirit of Adventure has been the Irish group The Four Harps, who performed a mix of traditional Irish and modern pop songs. They took a risk with ‘The wreck of the Irish Rover’ but it went down well.

Second best entertainment – look-alike Elton John.

Packing soon.

The carpets in the suite (photo above) have been chosen so that they will not show red wine stains – not a problem on this cruise, as TSH neither drinks nor pours.

Evening entertainment

TSH and Diva do not often attend the entertainment but decided to make an exception for the cruise director’s own show, consisting of popular music from the 50s through to the 80s. He certainly has an excellent voice and even made a good job of Elton John’s ‘Don’t let the sun go down on me’, a difficult song to sing. The campness of the performance was exceptional. He started in the audience area, clinging to a balcony support, with just one spotlight on his face. He ran up and down aisles and flirted with guests. No word was too insignificant for a hand gesture and no big finish complete without a 180 degree twirl. Diva now knows why one of Simon Cowell’s biggest insults on X Factor is ‘that was like a cruise performance’. The normal performances are not at all like that but it was all tremendous fun.