Today's highlights included another brunch at sea from 10am to 12:30pm with three choices of breakfast, lunch, and desserts. It's not for us, however, since we are still enjoying our morning meal in the Pinnacle Grill. We do have the entire menu memorized, but still manage to try different items occasionally.
Another activity that was not really promoted was The Fun Fair at 3pm in the Lido pool area. While waiting for our Dive-In lunch order to be prepared after 2pm, we noticed that the lounges surrounding the pool were being removed by some of the housekeeping staff. Busy as bees, they had the place clear of chairs and were setting up long tables along the windows. One set-up was a table full of beer and sodas. Our burgers were done quickly, so we did not stay to see what was happening. On a world cruise, this usually happens towards the end of the trip, and is advertised for a week prior. From what we read, the participants would play games and collect raffle tickets. Then at the end, there would be a drawing for special prizes. At the taco bar, there was a special dessert area set up for the occasion. We heard from headwaiter Bayu later on that many people had a great time there.
We spent the day doing very little except for reading and internet work. A trip down to deck five is still needed to send and receive big files. We are glad it is close to our room. The only other event happened after we reported that the filter in the ceiling needed replacing. We have been having sneezing fits every so often, and think that when these filters were replaced, we happened to be moving into this room from deck one. Since the room stewards were bringing in our luggage and hanging clothes, the repair fellow with the new filters skipped this room and never came back. We could see the old filter was very dirty, so now we know there is a clean one. Hopefully, no more sneezing.
The small flock of boobies were gone today, but we still saw some flying fish. We did capture a few shots of them as they "flew" across the tops of the waves. With no birds hunting them, they will live to see another day. Unless there is something hunting them from beneath the waves…..
Back in the dining room for dinner, we ordered salads and mains of BBQ short ribs and one prime rib. The general consensus was that the ribs won out. The sauce they use is particularly tasty and the ribs were moist and tender. Better than we recall having on the grand world cruise. Desserts were simple – frozen yogurt, sliced strawberries and bananas (they have really helped the leg pain) and one little hot fudge sundae.
There was a planned star gazing with Captain Paul at the Seaview Pool at 9pm. However, before we came to dinner, it was drizzling outside. These activities are always weather-permitting, so we do not know if it happened. The other option was a movie in the World Stage – an older flic, The Descendants with George Clooney. It began at 8am, so that would not work for us either. Probably a better plan was to catch up on much needed sleep.
Bill & Mary Ann
