Thur 6 May Funchal. Great day! The Diamond was here with us today, because she had to turn back to St. Thomas to drop off a sick pax after 1 day at sea. Saw Capt Broomhall, Fabrizzio and Guiseppe. Niel immediately knew us by name and gave Lynn a big hug. He says hello to all the crazy people; and you know who you are! Niel will be aboard till late June and will have his wife with him the last couple of weeks; then Jeremy takes over for the rest of the summer. Niel will be back in late Sep/early Oct. Fabrizzio is doing just fine after his bout with sickness a while back. Guiseppe is the cruise director. Jerry and Danilo are on vacation, but will be back soon. Not sure if they'll be aboard for our crossing in Oct. Fabrizzio was going to try to talk them into it. Had a ship-ship shuffle board tournament aboard Diamond this morning. Knute was supposed to be my partner against Broomhall and one of their pax, but Knute didn't show. My partner wound up being Fabrizzio and we waxed all comers. So, I guess the match was a draw in the ship-ship competition. As far as Voyager is concerned, Peter and Uta Sporndli are leaving for good in Monaco. They're building a house in Switzerland and will eventually open a restaurant there. Uta wants to have children and her clock is ticking! John, the new ass't cruise director came aboard today and Steve Lewis will come aboard in Malaga. Jamie and Dana leave in Monaco. All for now; we're ready to get under way and I have to get ready for some dancin' and drinkin'.
