Today was our third day crossing the Atlantic Ocean on board the Costa Favolosa.

Atlantic crossing day 3.

Today was a quiet day for me onboard the Costa Favolosa. After getting up, I showered & then went for a coffee in the atrium bar. When I finished my coffee I went to the pool at the back of the ship on deck 9. I sat there reading my Kindle until around 11 am. 

When I left the pool area I walked to the Palatino Grand bar & watched some people, including Gail, taking part in a dance lesson. At 11:30 am Gail joined me & we sat & did a video quiz that was on next. We did very well getting 7 out of 10 & finishing in 2nd place. 

At midday, I went to the restaurant & sat with Dwight & Tessa for lunch. For my lunch, I had carrot & orange soup followed by chicken, vegetables & potatoes. The chicken was very overcooked & I didn't like it, leaving most of it untouched. I did enjoy the coffee cake that I had for dessert.

As we finished lunch we were approached by a man called Marcus, a German man, whom Dwight & Tessa had met previously. He joined us at the table & ate his lunch as we chatted. I thought I recognised him & it turned out that he had gone to enter ´The Voice´ singing competition that I had seen with Rosa & Ann. He had gone to sing & the people running it had put the completely wrong song on for him, I hadn't heard him sing but I had seen him attempt to before I left. He told me that after I left they did put a track on for him but that it was again not what he was expecting.

After lunch, I returned to the pool & got a non-alcoholic cocktail that tasted of strawberry & had whipped cream on it. It was very nice & I had another one as I sat in the sun reading my Kindle.

At 2:30 pm I decided to try & find the gym again. Thanks to the directions Rosa had given me I was able to find it today. There was hardly anybody in the gym & I was able to find a cycling machine facing the bow of the ship that had a great big glass window in front of it that would give me a great view as I sat on the cycle machine. As anyone who knows me would be aware, I am not used to using gym equipment but I found the hardest part of my exercise was working out how to push the cycle seat back into a position that was comfortable for my long legs. Once I had figured it out I exercised for around 40 minutes before leaving & going back to my cabin for a rest & a shower.

At around 4 pm I walked back to the Paltino Grand Bar for the trivia quiz. I decided not to join Mal & the team because Mal had begun to drive me up the wall & it had stopped being fun. I instead sat away from them on my own, but I was soon joined by Dwight & Tessa. We had a great laugh doing the quiz, we did quite well getting a fairly high score but the quiz had been a success for me because I had had such a good laugh.

When the quiz finished I walked to the Camelot wine bar & sat listening to the music & reading my Kindle before going through to the restaurant at 7 pm. For dinner, I had a very nice onion soup. My main meal was supposed to be prime rib which was my favourite steak when I lived in America so I ordered it. I was very disappointed with it, it was nothing more than sliced beef in a spicy gravy with mashed potato. For dessert, I had a very good coconut flan.

After dinner, I went to the theatre with Gail & sat with Dwight & Tessa to see the ´Circus Show´. Once again I was left disappointed. Whilst the main singer was undoubtedly a great singer the performers dancing around her were off-putting & did nothing for the show. The magician & juggler who I had seen before, was very good but again there seemed to be no connection between the songs & routines.

After the show, I went to the quiet bar on deck 5 at the back of the ship to get a drink before I walked across to the piano bar. When I walked in I saw Marcus who I had met earlier so I sat talking & drinking with him for a while before we both walked to the piano bar. When the music in the piano bar finished I went back to my cabin for an early night at about 1 am.

  View today's menu from the Costa Favolosa. (The date on the menu is incorrect but this is the menu for the 18th)

  Photos from day 8 of my holiday & day 3 crossing the Atlantic.