We've started going to some of the quizzes that are run by the Entertainment Team on board the ships we cruise on. Most days we made to the Individual Quiz held late afternoon in either Brodie's or the Blue Bar.

Attendance at these quizzes varies from a handful to getting on for thirty to forty. The questions range from how many feet in nine yards to arcane topics like when was decimalisation brought in (1971 was the official answer). At one quiz there was barely anyone else there, I could answer most of the questions, and for once in my life I found myself a winner!

So I found myself with a gold sticker on a special card for collecting gold stickers. (I only got one gold sticker, lightning only strikes once and all that.) With considerable curiosity we went along to the Karmala Room at 6pm to find out what one gold sticker would mean in the way of a prize. I was expecting perhaps a sock, or even a pair of socks. To my joy it was actually something useful that I really wanted! A P&O memory stick! Really good!

Not everyone honoured the individual part of the Individual Quiz. A gang of four sat near us on the last quiz comparing answers even with the quiz master making repeated requests that everyone do the by themselves. This lot were more than miffed that even with their cheating they didn't win, and had to console themselves by loudly accusing everyone else of cheating. Nothing like a good loser is there?

Perhaps I should give a small quiz of my own.

Question 1: how can the photographer business on board Azura make a profit?

Question 2: how are the kitchens able to offer such a wide of dishes?

Question 3: how are P&O going to regularly fill their new ship Britannia?