The other thing we discovered today was the cause of the mini-flood in our room. Having discovered a wet carpet along the wall last night, we had hoped the leak had been stopped. Nope, it was still quite damp, so we let our room stewards know first thing. On our way to breakfast, we found a dehumidifier outside our door in the hall. It appeared that ours was not the only cabin involved with a leak.
Mid-morning, we set off for the pool to take advantage of the partly sunny skies. That lasted until noon, when it began to get darker and darker. When the drizzle began, we figured we would outwait it. However, in this part of the world, a drizzle will soon turn into a downpour, which it did.
We retreated to the Lido Pool where a line of hungry people were waiting for something special. Turned out to be fruit buffet, advertised as get it while it lasts. A smart move on the ship's end, was adding tables of $10 items for sale. Of course, we all know that these are the "always" on sale items, but today they made it a clearance by selling four items and get one free. This qwas a great idea……if people don't visit the shops, bring the shops to the people. It was working.
We could see that the rain was not letting up, so we changed and headed for lunch in the dining room. We split a chicken sandwich and a mozzarella burger with pesto. Ending with one scoop of ice cream, we were good for the rest of the day.
One good thing we found out was that all the guest speaker talks are on channel 39, at least on this trip. A lecture took place on Apia and Savusavu, then one all about Pearl Harbor by Joe Kess. Then sign-ups took place for ship building, which will happen later on.
We paid a visit to Shiv, head of housekeeping. He fully explained the source of the water leaks on our deck. Apparently, it had something to do with the rain, and a gutter system that runs in between sets of cabins. The pipe near our rooms must have developed holes, causing the rain water to drain between the rooms, then out to the hallway. Three cabins down from us got hit the worst, and the residents had to move to different cabins. The wall under the windows had to be opened up, so the pipes can be changed. Since we are located at the furthest end, we had minimal seepage. Good to know it is only rain water. Christel did call and offer to move us for the evening, but we declined. One of the maintenance staff did say they were going to sop up the water, then turn up the heat to dry it out while we were out to dinner. That was fine with us.
Before dinner, we headed up to check out the sunset. Despite the cloud cover, there was a colorful sunset, although brief, it was better than last night.
A crispy crab roll, a bowl of chicken soup, and chef salads made our dinner good tonight. Nice to keep it lighter every now and then. "Queen of pudding" was a new dessert, so we had to try it. It was more like lemon pudding with a marshmallow topping, served in a very small soufflé cup. The serving sizes are just right on this trip…….the smaller, the better for us.
We and our tablemates were intrigued with the entertainment tonight, which featured a fellow who was born into a circus family, then became a professional boxer. After an eight year career of getting his head hit, he became a comedian. Go figure…... We may have to ask about this show tomorrow, since we were both pretty tired, and headed to bed early.
Good news, our room was extremely warm when we got back, but the carpet seemed much dryer. Hope the rain stays away for our port stop tomorrow. We intend to go over to the island early, since all aboard will be 1:30pm, a very short stay.
Bill & Mary Ann
PS Here is the link to our blog that includes photos, in case anyone may be interested.
Also, I do purchase fabric in many ports, and do my own sewing when home.
http://cruisingwithbillandmaryann.blogspot.com
Another sunset just north of the Equator
