SWY 18

Snapshot of an evening on the ship

"It's 10 pm our time and I'm writing from the 7th floor of our ship in a view point called the Sky Veranda.

Through a set of doors from the room I'm in is the pool deck, where people are practicing Japanese drumming.

On the 6th floor is the Piano Lounge which also doubles as our bar, on the 5th our advisors are having a lively meeting while the Brazillians rehearse their national dance...

On the 4th floor is the Dolphin Lounge, where I just came from, and witnessed an utterly mindblowing piano solo as part of an exhibition of the various music and dance talent on our ship called "No Music, No Life" - I never knew fingers could move so fast.

The 3rd floor has all of the girls cabins and the grand bath, where people bathe and then soak together in the nude, and on the second floor there are people dancing Capoeira in a small foyer in front of our dining hall.

On the first floor, which consists solely of storage rooms, the participants from Bahrain are making some sort of crafts in the hallway, presumably to give away to us all at some point.

Lots, and lots of dancing... in fact if anything that's what I'd say is our number one means of passing time onboard the Nippon Maru.  In addition to a national presentation, each delegation onboard throws a party separate from the presentation which usually involves food, alcohol, and dancing.

Last night Japan had it's party, with sake and plum wine, along with rice cakes (a chewy, gummy snack served covered in peanut dust), japanese guitar and many other edible and auditory treats."

Adam, SWY 18

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