Sometimes during our Club Orange breakfast, Jonah, the Event Coordinator, makes a sweep through the restaurant, visiting with the suite folks and us. This morning she arrived with papers in hand for our final cruise on the Nieuw Amsterdam beginning April 7th. It sure is a reminder of how quickly these cruises have gone by. Now we have boarding passes and luggage tags for the re-positioning cruise through the Panama Canal. Details of the Covid testing will follow. Somewhere along the line, we seem to recall that I needed a letter stating I would be exempt from having the PCR test, as it would come up positive. Don't want that. Jonah said she would look into that, as she did look into the missing shipboard credit. Printing the entire statement, it was finally credited. Thank you Jonah.
The rest of the day was truly relaxing. The weather had warmed up, although the sea swells were up to six feet with some strong winds. A few boobies had joined the ship, along with a couple of mean frigates. Watching the action for a while, we noticed there were very few flying fish. If they were there, they were not flying. When one of the boobies made a hit, the frigate would come down and steal that fish right from the bird's beak. You will never see a frigate land on the water, as their feathers are not water-proof. If they get soaked, they will eventually drown. So their attacks are usually high in the air, thus they are called the pirates of the sky.
Now that we are on the way to Bonaire, Curacao, and Aruba, many talks were given regarding the visits there. Number one is selling tours, followed by the numerous shopping shows. To make sure that no one misses the high end jewelry stores while in port, shopping maps are still delivered to the rooms, as well as handed out in the Main Stage.
We had another invite to the wine tasting at 1:45pm, but we still have not been converted to being wine drinkers. It's probably due to the fact that red wines gives one of us a massive headache that doesn't quit. At least, they still keeping inviting us. Have we mentioned there is beer, whiskey, cosmos & manhattans, and Japanese whiskey tasting events starting from $15 to $75? Bet they have a lot of takers among the crowd. And there is always happy hour at 4pm, where you buy one and get one ½ off, we think.
Dinner had some favorites tonight. Prime rib and meatballs and spaghetti. Even had Baked Alaska for dessert. Glad we only had small salads for lunch.
Tomorrow we will be back in Bonaire, one of the best islands for being unspoiled.
Bill & Mary Ann
Friday, March 11, 2022
Report #83 Sea Day En- Route To Bonaire Thursday-March 10, 2022 Sunny And Windy 75 Degrees
