The best thing we saw first thing this morning was the sun peeking through our drapes. Why couldn't this have been yesterday? Whatever, it sure helped to improve the mood of the guests and crew alike. Also good news was the fact that the water temps in our bathroom remained normal throughout the evening. Now we will keep our fingers crossed it will last until November 17th.
After breakfast, we stopped by the front desk to drop off the extra room key for the use of the bathroom that worked. We never did use it, but we thanked them for the offer. They were just in the process of phoning our room to offer us a complimentary lunch for two in the Pinnacle Grill in apology for our recent debacle. We said thanks, but passed on the lunch, because it is too early for us at noontime. We always eat lunch around 2:30pm even with our breakfast at 8am. It was a very nice gesture.
Needing to secure a spot for a complimentary tour on the 2023 world cruise, we took a ride to the Crow's Nest to visit the Shore Excursion folks there. They did try to do something, but without internet service, it was impossible. We will have to wait until the internet is working again if that will ever happen.
Spending the majority of the day doing computer work offline, we took a break for a walk on the promenade deck. For the first time in a long time, the decks were dry. And many people were taking advantage of the lounges once again. Then we went to the Ocean Bar for our noontime sodas. Bartender Ray had just made what he called the return of the chocolate volcano drink. He used the blender, then poured the rum flavored drink into a large, tall glass, drizzling it with Hershey's chocolate sauce. He saved the last of the concoction that did not fit in the glass and poured it in another glass. He added more chocolate sauce, then handed it to us. Now this should be a dessert it was so good. Wonder if we can order these at dinnertime?
Back in our room, there was a knock on the door, and our room steward handed us a vase of flowers with a note. It was from Guest Services with a message of apology once again for the water problem. We did not expect that at all, but it was a nice substitute for the lunch. Now we have three arrangements to enjoy for our last week here.
During the afternoon, a note was slipped under our door regarding the internet or the lack of internet service on this ship. Tomorrow, an attempt will be made to set up limited complimentary WI-FI hotspots onboard the ship, while we are in Nuku Hiva. There will be three locations on the ship where this will occur. They are the Crow's Nest, Ocean Bar, and Lido poolside magrodome. The times will be from 9am to noon, and 1 to 4pm. Each guest will sign in, and be allowed up to 10 minutes of time, then disconnected. They asked for us to prepare all emails prior to logging on, and refrain from video calls, sending photos, downloading newspapers, updates, or large data files. Keeping in mind that tomorrow is a port day, our last one at that, we are not sure how many folks will be willing to wait in a line to do some emailing? There should be local Wi-Fi available onshore like always as well.
The letter continued by saying it was possible that service techs might be flown in a private airplane to fix the problem. The key word is "might". The final word was that all of this will be incorporated into the measure of compensation that had previously been promised. We shall see……
Dinner was "dressy" this evening with the fancy menu. We started with shrimp appetizers, a Caesar salad, a prosciutto ham starter, and mains of yellow fin sole and one Orange Club chicken dinner. Both were good although there were a lot of rib bones in the chicken. The fish had no bones. Dessert was flourless chocolate cake. Sweet.
The entertainers this evening was a group by the name of Jukebox Rogues, who sang Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons tunes. We had no idea there were so any of these groups performing the same type of shows. Bet they were good as most folks here grew up with that music.
Waiting for us on the bed was a form for the San Diego disembarkation options. The time clock is ticking down now………
Bill & Mary Ann
