‘Let’s Do the Numbers’

To steal a line from Kai Ryssdal, host of ‘Marketplace,’ let's do the numbers, provided by the Sun Provisions Team, who work ‘diligently and out of sight, below the decks and under the water line’...

Bananas 26,000 lbs

Beef 165,000 lbs

Fresh fish 88,000 lbs

French fries 19,000 lbs

Rice 18,000 lbs

Potatoes 55,000 lbs

Strawberries 4,000 lbs

Eggs 200,000

Milk 41,000 qts

Yogurt 25,000 containers

Water 300,000 bottles

TP 55,000 rolls

and last but not least...

Wine 80,000 bottles

Meanwhile, down in our 24/7 laundry, 12 Laundry Men (from India, Indonesia and the Philippines) deal with these quantities DAILY:

Towels 2,000

Sheets 500

Uniforms 250

Table cloths 300

Napkins 1,500

Bags of guest laundry 350 @ 15 lbs each

Each load of laundry in one of the four industrial washing machines weighs 235 pounds. Each piece of clothing I've sent out is now labeled with my stateroom number — that’ll be my Sun laundry souvenir when I have to do my own laundry again! #