Our cabin location was still rough all night and this morning, but calmed down quite a bit after that. Still, it didn’t bother me as much. I was comfy in bed last night now that the bedding is straightened out, and so exhausted when I fell asleep that I slept until after 8am and woke feeling like a different person.
G left right away for breakfast in Botticelli, but I was just queasy enough to skip it. Plus, today was the MTG luncheon (yes, we had a luncheon!) in Sabatini’s and I know enough to go hungry for optimal enjoyment. I futzed with trying to upload photos to the blog, but still had no luck. Hopefully I’ll be successful using wireless tomorrow in Ketchikan. I certainly had no issue in San Francisco.
Steward Nestor was so funny this morning when I left the cabin just after noon. “Good MORNING Mrs Fish”. Yeah, I get it. I’m a slacker. I’ll try to improve.
Cutoff for today’s MTG was over 1000 days (sorry, that’s as close as I got right now), and, with over 1700 days we are the fifth most traveled, which means we were seated at the “second” table (there is a pecking order to this, in case you didn’t know), and Customer Services Director Luca was the officer seated with us at our table. He was harious, confiding that he had been a bit nervous…the more traveled the guests, the more complaints but there was nary a complaint at the table and we all had a wonderful time.
I left my purse in Sabatini’s, but since it contained the treasure of one comb and two Wet Ones, I wasn’t too concerned. I guessed we’d be reunited at some point in time (and we were, tonight. It was with the Restaurant Manager in Sabatinis).
By 3pm, the ocean motion had calmed enough that I was feeling ready to resume normal cruising. The weather today was officially cloudy but it looked pretty sunny to me, but quite chilly. I had brought two fleece jackets and a fleece vest (bought recently at an end of season sale at Eddie Bauer) and have pretty much lived in some combination of them since we left San Francisco. This ship is cold, especially near the stairwells where the cold air pours in on Deck 15 and sinks like a rock.
Though we had just finished eating, we went to afternoon tea in Botticelli at 3pm. Why? I have no idea, but it was fun, and I’m not sure when we’ll have another chance. Then I made my first trip to lost and found for my purse at Guest Services (no luck), back to the Vista-less Lounge for PES Lounge, then (joy of joys) to the Michelangelo Dining Room for what we hoped (🤞🏼🙏🏼) would be our very own table for 2. Poor Restaurant Manager Alexander was being literally harangued by an unhappy guest (the dining situation on this ship is a mess), and when he finished and saw me he gave me a huge hug. I think he was just happy to see a familiar, friendly face. Well, friendly now. I was a little salty myself about our table-less state yesterday.
We found out “our” table sat empty for two days, while we were begging for a table for two anywhere on the ship and were being told there wasn’t one available. This new system works no better than the previous system. It is all settled now (for us) but anyone who knows me knows that just because it’s working for us doesn’t mean I won’t admit it’s not working for everyone. It clearly isn’t.
We met our new waitstaff, Errol and Haifa from the Philippines (they are soooooo good) and then, joy of joys, I saw that chicken korma was on the menu. Chicken korma! It was a smaller portion without the toppings, but still…chicken korma! Our dinner was a perfect storm of good fortune, and, to top it off, G brought me a single rose in a vase for the table to celebrate. Everyone asked if it was a special occasion, but, no. Just the start of 19 more days of blissful cruising.
Chicken korma!
Steamed broccoli, well done. Yummmmmmmmm
Tonight’s Princess Theater show was Willis White, back again, this time with a Lionel Ritchie tribute act. We sat in the first row, and from that vantage point, Mr. White was mighty fine to watch. It was a great show, and we are especially impressed with the musicians in the show band. They are phenomenal.
We closed out the evening walking along the Promenade Deck (bitingly cold but light out at nearly 9pm). There was plenty still going on around the ship that interested us, but bed and sleep sounded pretty good too. We move clocks back an hour tonight, and don’t arrive in Ketchikan tomorrow until 9:30am. I may even make it to breakfast for the first time this cruise.
