Champagne Dreams & Caviar Wishes

Here's a quick funny.....

Today was the 2nd day on my Greek & Italian yacht cruise. We were in the port of Itea, and had a very educational tour of the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi. An awesome ancient Greek site to see.

Also today.....the activity director on the ship (sorry, yacht) decided to host a "Champagne & Caviar" Pool Party. True story.

I heard the announcement, and since I had a few minutes before I had to work for the day, I decided to wander to the pool and hot tub on Deck 3 and check it out.

What I witness was intriguing. It's 11:00 AM, and the yacht has an elaborate table set with flower arrangements and fancy silver buckets of ice and champagne. The attendents are in full dress ship uniform including white gloves. There is a multileveled, super fancy table of caviar and the accoutrements, if you will.

Then, I see about a couple dozen people in their fancy suits, hats, and sunglasses in the pool sipping thier crystal flutes of bubbly, and nibbling on their toast points of caviar. The waiters were standing at attention around the pool just wanting for someone's glass to get below halfway, so they could literally run over and refill. The guests just continue basking away on a pool deck, on a very pricey yacht cruise, in the Medeterrian Sea. Almost like this is the way they spend all of their Tuesdays.

It was really a site to be seen. So, that is what a few rich people were doing today. Makes you wonder what poor people were up to. Oh yeah.....we were walking up and down the very hot dock of the port sweating, swating off bees, and taping signs to the tour motorcoaches for the excursions this afternoon.

I love my job, and I am around a lot of glitz and glamour, but that does not mean I am truly part of it. A very humbling thought.