October 24 - Sunday - Summary and Captain's Log

This is a summary of information about our cruise. This first tidbit came from one of our daily newsletters. People on this cruise came from:

Australia - 34
Austria - 3
Belgium - 11
Canada - 161
Denmark - 3
Finland - 1
Germany - 13
Republic of Ireland - 5
Israel - 5
Italy - 4
Luxembourg - 2
Mexico - 4
The Netherlands - 45
New Zealand - 10
Norway - 2
Panama - 2
Peru - 1
Romania - 6
South Africa - 7
Spain - 4
Sweden - 2
United Kingdom - 32
United States - 427

If I entered those numbers correctly, they should add to 787 people, although the captain's log says we had 785 guests. Perhaps the two from Sweden or Panama or Luxemborg didn't show, or maybe two got off the ship at a port after the initial count and before we reached rome - or perhaps the Captain's log rounded down to the nearest 5.

According to the Captain's Log, there were 452 crew personnel supporting the ship, including the captain and the sailing crew, administrative personnel, culinary staff, entertainment staff, cabin stewards, and whoever it takes to make sailing this ship a pleasant experience for the passengers.

From the Captain's Log, we learn that we sailed 3,048 nautical miles. Our top speed was 17.1 when we sailed from Monemvasia to Rome, and our lowest speed was 8.1 when we sailed from Batumi to Trabzon (a short distance). One nautical mile equals 1.15 statute miles or 1.85 kilometers.

We consumed an average of 16,000 gallons of fuel per day.