We finally slowed down a little bit today, at least until dinner time. Since it's just 8:15pm, and we're taking a short break in the cabin before heading out for more fun, it's hard to say what the rest of the evening will bring.
We heard from our cabin steward Antonio that the source of the noise we're hearing in the corridor is mostly the five cabins in a row holding 19 University of Florida students starting one cabin to the left from ours. They've been a little quieter this evening, so someone possibly spoke to them about the door slamming, but I really should wait until 3am when they hit their peak before making that determination. This cruise is most like the Christmas cruises we've taken in the Caribbean, with lots of family groups but even more young adults.
We simply weren't hungry for breakfast this morning and so went down to the International Cafe for coffee. The big news is that we are no longer under Code Red noro restrictions, and things are back to normal in the dining venues and around the ship. Well, that's a nice note to end our winter on!!
At noon we went to the Coral Dining Room for lunch and spent the rest of the afternoon watching a movie in the cabin. I could have been content skipping tonight's formal night festivities altogether, but, being the loving wife I am, I went through them for the 731st time this winter. What I couldn't do is eat a dinner as big as the 50th anniversary menu. Instead I had salad and salmon and a couple of petit fours in lieu of the heart shaped Norman Love dessert (can you believe anyone would turn that down?) and a cappuccino and was content. We attended our last Captain's Welcome Aboard Party and Champagne Waterfall of the winter, and I didn't even have any champagne. I'm just so...not hungry, ever since we went to the Crown Grill three nights ago.
In a head-scratching 'why did they do that?' move, the production show Born to be Wild was shown twice tonight; with the first performance exactly coinciding with the Captain's Welcome Aboard Party and Champagne Waterfall. There is also a 10:15pm performance, but instead we're going to listen to the Massina Duo in the Wheelhouse Bar and then go to see the movie on MUTS, The Theory of Everything at 10pm.
And, finally, a new promotion was rolled out on this cruise, a $75 all inclusive photo package. The only stipulation is that you are limited to one print per event, which I suppose means one formal night photo, one dining room photo, etc., but I still think this is one of their best ideas ever, especially for the first time cruisers on these short cruises.
