Another crazy and restless night. The room was comfortable – sleep was just not there.
The joy of port days - the Cafe opened earlier this morning and the excursion folks did not make the venue any more crowded than usual. I had my usual breakfast "waffles plus" breakfast plus a view of the sail in.
At around 9:30 AM, Ellen and I went back to the Café for
her breakfast and my muesli and coffee. This will change the meal schedule for today.
We found great loungers on Deck 5 port side facing the city. We had views of superyachts, including the superyacht, "Milestone",
and
countless catamarans (seems to be the vessel of choice). I also got to see several aircraft take off
from the nearly International Airport.
We are docked behind the HAL
Eurodam and the Allure of the Seas
and its 6000 souls are docked at Crown Point Marina behind the hills in the
distance.
“Without Fail” is starting to sound familiar again and
then it doesn’t. My final assessment is
that I have not read it.
It's nowhere near iconic, but I actually got into a photo on Deck 5.
We had a very late lunch up in the Oceanview Café. I was brave
enough to try the pizza, which turned out to be OK, along with some tuna on a
French roll. Diet Cokes made it all
taste better.
I also took another panorama shot of Charlotte Amalie but the less inhabited side.
Right in the middle of a page, my Kindle froze. When I restarted it, my book was not
there. I turned on the Kindle Wi-Fi and
tried to reload it and after several attempts it reloaded. I am hoping that that little anomaly is a one
off.
We forgot to order our Kosher Meals yesterday (we were
upstairs for dinner and couldn't speak to the Maitre D) so we are eating off the menu tonight in the Discoveries Restaurant. I had the Cream of Celeriac Soup and the
Salmon with a baked potato and some creamed spinach. Ellen also had the Salmon with veggies. The "always available" dinners are just fine. Bonus: We watched the sail away from our dining room table.
We passed on dessert in the Dining Room since the social distancing is becoming iffy.
We had some coffee and tea in the Mosaic Café until the Cabaret Lounge opened.
The show tonight features pianist and Elton John emulator, Tom Seals.
The volume was a little loud but, while I
could not understand a word he said (a Brit), he is an excellent pianist and
does a pretty good Elton John cover. His
“Piano Man” cover was not very Billy Joel like but OK. He spent a lot of time going over some
personal stories including how he and some other passenger on this ship got
stuck on the Azamara Pursuit in March 2020 for six weeks looking for a port to
disembark. Oh, yes, we ordered White Russians which were good. We also wore our masks for almost the entire
concert – a lot of people in that room drinking so essentially a mask-free room. Personal NOTE: The eating and drinking NO MASK loophole is
just that. People drink a bit and then
do not put on their masks again. Also,
there are a few “freedom noses” on this ship and there is no official reminder
or policing of that. Not paranoid yet –
just cautious. Speaking of masks, the
captain is his pre-push talk, also reemphasized the need for mask usage. So, it’s not just us.
We went back to the room, which seemed to be at a comfortable
temperature.
We have an excursion tomorrow we are hoping to get some sleep tonight.
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