We're not sure if we mentioned this, but we had another hour back on the clock last night. One more hour, and we will be on Eastern Standard Time, also correct for San Juan, Puerto Rico. And the other event we forgot to mention was Derby Day, a knock-off of the Kentucky Derby. The "horses" names were Harry Trotter, Chewbacca, Hoof-Hearted, Ahhh Sol and Talk-Derby-to-Me. The best hat of the day competition was at 1:30pm. The Grand Voyage Band was present and it was fun for all that attended.
Thank you for the explanation of the Dutch Liberation Day, which followed yesterday's Remembrance Day. We learned something new.
There was a final Brunch Sampler in the dining room at 11am. We are not fans of this meal, but many love it. It was breakfast as usual for us in the Pinnacle Grill, followed by a deck walk and some more packing. We are caught up with as much as we possibly can be, leaving just what we need for the rest of the week. For a change, we are ahead of the game. For our convenience, there are weigh stations in every passenger elevator lobby to assist us with the luggage weights. We still have the hand-held scale, and it works well.
There were many promotions in the newsletter today, and that reminded us that we have to pay a visit to the Shops and see how we can make the best use of our non-refundable shipboard credit. A few days ago we received a call from Guest Services reminding us that we need to spend that credit or chance losing it. Nice of them to remind us, although, we have known this is something we needed to do. Something with tanzanite might work for one of us…….
One of us had an appointment at 3:30pm for a haircut. The wait was over ½ hour, but well worth it since the haircut came out quite nicely. This has to be one of the busiest places on the ship, keeping our friend Rene, the manager, busy all day….even on port days as the spa is aways opened for business.
During the 5pm dinnertime, we figured a visit to the Shops would be a good idea. The manager of the Effy portion of the jewelry shop was most cooperative with helping us find a tanzanite necklace and earring set, and was able to get us a discount as well. Later on, a Mary Frances beaded handbag was added to our collection. And that was a wrap.
Dinner for us was in the Pinnacle Grill at 8pm. By then, most everyone was almost finished and we had good service. As always, we began with the wedge salads and one order of clothesline bacon. The bacon is not quite the same as it used to be. Slab bacon was what they used to serve, but now the bacon is thinner and not as smoky. Still good, we put it on top of our salads. One of us ordered the halibut, while the other went for the ribeye steak. It was far superior to last night's offering in the dining room. Skinny fries were shared as well as a slice of Key Lime pie. It is going to be rough going home and cutting back……..
The entertainment this evening was a singer by the name of Suzanne O. Davis with hits from the 60's. There was also star-gazing at 8:30pm with Ted Blank, one of the three lecturers onboard.
Two more sea days and we will be in Puerto Rico. Hope the weather and seas continue to be good. Today's temperature was 75 degrees with a light breeze. Can't beat that.
Bill & Mary Ann
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