Day three at sea began as usual…….overcast skies with rain on the horizon no matter where we looked. The seas had calmed down even more than yesterday, and we have begun to see more and more flying fish. Bet the waters are warming up as well the further northwest we travel. Guess we can say we are halfway to Mauritius now. By the time we went to breakfast, the skies were clearing up and we actually saw some sun. It would not last long.
Our friend Rene, the Spa Manager, was on the hot seat with Ian this morning at his Coffee Chat in the Rolling Stone Lounge. At 9am. Greg, who is a very close friend of Rene's, said he would attend this talk in person to give Rene some support if she gets nervous. Later on in the afternoon, Greg said she did just fine with the inquiry and he invited her to dinner. We discovered this when we called him because we forgot to tell our tablemates we were going to the Pinnacle Grill this evening. Now they will have room for one or two more if they choose to.
For the first time since we boarded back in January, we took a walk to deck 10, pulled up two end lounges, and sat in the "almost" sun. There was one other person doing the same thing. It is very quiet here, with the exception of the basketball and tennis courts up another level. And it was nice until…….two deck fellows arrived and began hosing the decking around the remaining lounges. The one other guest got up and left, but we stayed. We were so far on the end, we thought they might go away. They never did. They had a job to do with hosing the residue from the stacks, and that was that. Tired of getting spray drift over us, we picked up the towels and headed back to our room. Is that Murphy's Law or what?
We had a request to turn in un-used wooden hangers and laundry baskets so their operation can put them to good use. In the beginning, we turned 99% of those wooden hangers, and got the felt ones instead. The last time there was a shortage of laundry baskets, they had to use paper bags. We shall see if this occurs. The other note we got tonight was a reminder to turn the clocks back another hour. We believe there is one more to go to be on Mauritius time. This is hard doing these time changes so close together. It leaves one feeling tired most all day.
Like we said, dinner was in the Pinnacle Grill tonight. When we entered the room, we saw the last of the President's Club dinners in progress. We recognized most all of the folks there, especially Pauline and Mike. Their dinner seemed to end earlier than ours had, because the Captain and Chantal had left before it was over. When the rest of the group left the room, Mike and Pauline came over to our table and joined us for a while. Since we have not seen them very much so far, it was nice to catch up on news and such. They seemed to have some info concerning missing food. It appears we have not received all of the containers on time, and the deliveries had to be forwarded to upcoming ports. Makes sense. They told us all about the dinners in the Lido, and said it has not be the usual fare we have all seen on other world cruises. The menu choices seem to be dialed down, compared to the choices in the main dining room. We called it a night by 9:30pm, and said we could pick up the conversation at tomorrow's special President's Club event in the Cabana Area at 6:30pm.
So our meals were delicious with wedge salads and lamb chops, cooked to our liking….medium. We had asked for just the chops on the plate, no mushy beans swiped on the bottom. We added a small baked potato and a shared bowl of mushrooms. Desserts were not the same as one of us had the crème Brule, and the other orange sorbet. The service was excellent.
The entertainment tonight was a performance by the singers and dancers doing "Classique Reprised". Lucky for them, the seas have subsided enough for them to do their act safely.
Bill & Mary Ann
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