Postcard #3.2 A few things of note

One of the criticisms we have of the ship is that all the outside areas seem grubby. Even our balcony seems fall into this bracket. We are constantly noticing litter all over the place and there just do not seem to be the same amount of staff as we have experienced on other lines. Whether this has anything to do with staffing levels I don't know. We are very used to seeing bar staff circulating the decks during the day ready to take your order but to date this has been a noticeable difference that there are not as many.
It was our first visit to the dining room last night and we had asked for a table of 4 only to find that we had been put on a table for 8. Luckily our table mates are a lovely family from Kent who have children the same age. We found them very good company. Our waiters in the dining room seem to be doing about 8 tables per team and they must be exhausted at the end of the night with all those additional courses the Italians like have.
One thing we never picked up on and I will check when I get home is the timing of second sitting. I am sure it said 8.45 but strangely enough we have found that it is an hour later than that and at 9.45.
One last thing, I am amazed at the information printed on your sea pass, along with name, muster station, dining table, sitting and table is your "cabin number"! I just hope we don't loose it and it falls into the wrong hands.

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