A quiet night with only an occasional bit of chop. Onward is in the Caribbean Sea just off the coast of Cuba enroute to Grand Cayman. Shots of the sea through our porthole ("porthole cam" indicated relatively smooth waters.
Today’s wonderful breakfast in the Windows Cafe consisted of two freshly
made pancakes, chocolate syrup, walnuts and two eggs over medium. Simply yummy. See for yourself.
It wasn't quite warm enough to eat on the Sunset Veranda but from my excellent window seat, I watched the sunrise.
I brought Ellen just some fruit and hot tea because we
went up for a mid-morning snack. I had
the herring (great) and a toasted bagel and coffee. Ellen had her run of the breakfast buffet.
Today’s second lecture, “The Search for the Unknown Titanic Child” is scheduled for 11:00 AM. Besides the terrific weather outside, today’s competition is the Special Brunch running from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. The turnout was better that the first talk – I am estimating that there were about 200 guests at this talk.
They were very engaged answering my questions and responding to the stuff on the screen. I really like the Cabaret Lounge venue because it lets me get closer to the audience (sort of like "Celebrity Central" on Solstice ships.
The talk ran about 53 minutes and a few folks stopped at the podium to
chat and share. Ellen took them out to
the hall – I didn’t know that and I went to the room. I’ll catch those people next talk.
I had a simple lunch – salad bar (the Ranch Dressing
continues to be a winner) and two very small slices of pizza (veggie and
Margherita). I also had a Leffe Beer. This
made sense since this was my third meal of the day.
The meal was enhanced by the view from the veranda.
The shady side of open Deck 5 was off limits due to the
wind. The sunny side was perfect, and we
found two loungers under a lifeboat, which shielded us from the sun. It was so bright that it was difficult to
read. I just sort of meditated – did not
nod off – and relaxed. I am reading a
new author, Robert Crais, and “The
Monkey’s Raincoat”. The book centers
on a private eye, Elvis Cole, in Los Angeles.
Elvis is snarky like Spenser and the book also has a Harry Bosch vibe
mostly due to the location detail used by the author. I’m about 10 percent into it but I planned to
finish the book over the next few days.
The ship also differs from other ships in that a bar
server asked each person on the open deck if they wanted a drink. I ordered a strawberry daiquiri which was
really good until it was knocked over as we were leaving. It was a big time cleanup made more
complicated by the fact there was broken glass involved.
We went to the Living
Room for a while and listened in on the trivia (Olympics) and then to the
room to get ready for dinner.
At 6:30 PM, we went to the Discoveries Restaurant for dinner.
What drew me there was the Baked Halibut (pretty good) and the Potato
and Cheese Tatin (very good). I also had
a Cesar Salad (good but too big). Ellen
had the salmon, which was essentially raw, and a Cesar Salad. When we first sat down, there were few people
in our area – we had the last table against the forward wall (our usual
seats). By the time we finished our
meal, the place was uncomfortably crowded.
While we ordered dessert (cheesecake – not cold) and Bananas Foster (the
bananas were not sautéed) and coffee we decided to eat a little and go. We are probably not going to stay for dessert
next time.
Tonight’s show, “Club Crooner” started at 8:15 PM and by the time we got there, the seats in the back next to the spot operator were already taken.
We’ll have to get there a little earlier next
time. The Signature Singers and Dancers are good singers, but they are still
working on their dancing. The show was
supposed to feature crooners like Michael Buble and Natalie Cole but most of
the songs were Sinatra and Bobby Darin.
The vocals, as I said, were pretty good especially the male singer who
did our lifeboat drill – he looks like he has had some serious singing/dancing
training. The show barely went 30 minutes making it the shortest show we’ve
ever seen. I also feel that the
backgrounds – using the fancy screen – could have been more imaginative. Maybe, they’ll work on that as they tune up
the show. Photos from the show.
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| "You Were Always on My Mind" Best song in the Show |
After the show, we went to the room to settle down.
Lights out at 10:30 PM.
Seas are smooth.
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