Our day at sea was most relaxing even though the day began early with the 7:30am breakfast. We have been used to an 8am start on sea days and the half hour early is a bit hard to get used to. Of course, we like the table we are given every day, and the minute we arrive 5 minutes late, someone else will claim it. Almost like a game with some folks. By the way, our entree plates have been hot every morning, and as long as we are very specific with our order, all has come exactly correct.
Hoping that the temperatures would have cooled down a little that did not happen. It was just as warm and muggy today as yesterday. The seas have smoothed out nicely and that would prove to be a very good thing later in the afternoon.
The masked and brown boobies have followed us from Costa Rica, diving after flying fish, and perching on the bow. According to Captain Frank, they are amusing to watch however they are leaving quite a mess out there. Now we wonder how far they will go before flying back south?
There is a new lecturer onboard by the name of Frederick Grant. His topic was about Mexico's parks, reserves, and marine areas. It's always nice to learn as much as you can about an upcoming part of the world that we are about to visit. Also Kimberly gave a talk on Manzanillo, the first of two ports we will be visiting in Mexico. We caught it later when it appeared on the TV.
Have any of you heard of an ice cream social? And one that includes a banana-split eating contest? Yes….the top three fastest eaters will be prized with a treat. That happened from 3 to 4pm, but we missed it as we were on watch for any type of sea life we might see. Just by pure luck, we were sitting on our veranda, and heard a splash near the ship right below us. Low and behold, it was a jumping dolphin. It popped out twice then dove. If there was one, there must be more right? Being patient, we waited and watched and finally we saw more splashing in the distance. Yep, more dolphins playing in the ship's wake. It was far off in the distance, but the camera caught the action. We stayed outside until after the sun went down hoping for more sightings, but saw none. But there's always tomorrow…..
Last night we had a reminder notice that our credit cards will be charged on January 30th. If we owed a balance, then the credit card on file will be charged. If we had a credit, then it will roll over for the next period. They do give you the choice of changing your card on file if there is a problem with the billing. This was never done on a world cruise, but it seems to be the rule now on all of the ships, especially those with longer itineraries.
Dinnertime had some new items with a bay shrimp appetizer, a Caesar salad, and the old stand-by of French onion soup. Our entrees were the same…..pork tenderloin with applesauce. Could have used a lot more applesauce, but we always forget to ask. Desserts were one caramel flan and a fruit plate. And one cup of hot coffee.
A new entertainer joined the ship and her name is Michelle Montuori, a stage and recording artist. She was billed as a cabaret singer with her own brand of humor. We agree…she was good.
Another day at sea with hopes of seeing more of those dolphins.
Bill & Mary Ann
