It was nice to have the extra hour to sleep in this morning, although one of us still wakes up at 3am. If we think this is bad, wait until a few more days when the clocks have gone back a total of three hours three days in a row. Technically, we will be eating breakfast at 4:30am. We were awake early enough to catch some of the sunrise as well as watching the sunset well after we finished dinner.
According to the Captain, today was a beautiful day even though we had overcast skies and showers all morning. We have about a 5 foot swell with winds expecting to decrease later in the day. The temperature was almost balmy at 75 degrees. The only other news was that the crew will have a drill tomorrow morning while we are out at sea. We find it interesting to watch how well the crew are trained to react to various sudden events. Back in 2009, there were drills that dealt with possible terrorist threats. Now that was really sobering when all of the guests were required to go in the hallways and sit down in case we were in danger of missile attacks. We are happy those days are behind us….hopefully.
It was a day for sales in the Shops, shore excursions, future cruises, the spa, the photo studio, and fireball bingo. We think most folks were happy to have a day to recover from two days of touring Easter Island. Easy activities included lectures, arts and crafts, watercolors, and a movie in the World Stage. We just realized there is a dance instructor, Matthew, onboard and he was teaching East Coast swing. Learning to line dance is much easier. And ballroom dance hour is still happening, but in the Rolling Stones Lounge. And for the attitude adjustment, Happy Hour is still offered, but only for drinks under $11.
We kept busy most of the day with catching up on photos and reports from the last two days. It was a little on the damp side walking the promenade this morning, but nice since most folks did not come outside. Dinnertime snuck up on us with the time change, but it was still very light outside. Starters were one Caesar salad and a tomato/quinoa salad with no dressing. Our waiter said it had dressing, but obviously he never tried it. That applies to many of the menu options. The waiters can only advise what the early diners liked the best. One of those mains was prime rib, which was on the menu tonight. The entrée of coq au vin was OK but there were many bones involved. But dessert was a treat. We both ordered the bosche bal or the chocolate éclair. There was a pop-up Morimoto dinner in the Pinnacle Grill, so many folks went there instead.
Entertainment was a piano vocalist, Dean Stansby with a show on his life. And for the second night in a row, we put the clocks back one hour. The waiters really like that. We also received two certificates for our monumental visit to Easter Island…….again.
Bill & Mary Ann
