Dinner with the Captain!

My coworkers and I got a special treat onboard: we were invited to dine with the Captain and a couple of his crew, the Chief Steward (who sent a fruit basket to our room, really making us feel like celebrities) and the Chief Engineer. All of them were foreign and spoke with heavy accents, so the dinner started out just a little bit awkward until I mentioned to Captain La Fauci that my sister Marjie was a sailor too. He started testing her mettle and I must say she passed with flying colors. By the time our dinner was over, the Captain invited our small group to come and visit him on the bridge of the ship, a truly rare experience! I don’t have those pictures but will share this one with Camillo, the Engineer, myself, Marjie and the Captain. You’ll notice he has a pretty tight hold on Marjie. Even he knows now she’s a real keeper.