Other stuff

I forgot to mention something that happened 3 days ago (the morning after PNG). We suddenly
lurched to avoid a fishing boat which was probably an illegal boat from Indonesia. The
movement woke several passengers (it was 6:40 am) but I was up and simply wondered why the
sea momentarily seemed so rough.
Later that day, during his noon report, the Captain told us what hade happened, but he
didn't tell us the consequences. A great deal of water flowed out of the swimming pools.
There was water in the elevator shafts and repairs continued that day and the next day.
Ultimately, after much vacuuming and extraction, carpeting in the WJ had to be replaced.
During that same report, Capt Stein also repeatedly talked about our arrival in Darwin the
next morning. The only problem with that is the fact that the next day was scheduled as a
sea day. (Many of us checked the itinerary to confirm the fact that the Capt was wrong and
we were right.)
Nobody dared to criticize or correct the Capt publicly, but Carly did refer to the itinerary
carefully in her next public announcement, reviewing the day's activities and indicating
that there would be more of the same tomorrow, which would also be a sea day.
That evening there was a notice in the cabins "reminding" us of the intinerary for the
balance of the trip.
During his next noontime report, Capt Stein said we would indeed be in Darwin the next day.