Day 3: At Sea

I managed to sleep until 8:30am, which was a huge improvement over last night’s four hours of sleep. I need to do a load of laundry but couldn’t motivate myself to even look for a laundry room, so I put that off for another day. I’m having the worst luck with stains on my T-shirts, and I think it’s because of the fact I always sit in the “couch” seating at our dining tables, and the height of the table predisposes me to spilling things on myself. Either that or I’m just a klutz. Most likely the latter. I will be leaving behind four T-shirts when I pack up. 

I missed breakfast all together, but knew there would be no shortage of food today. I am still having app issues and can’t see my folio on my phone. Even worse, G couldn’t see mine on his phone either. I assumed that the “start of the cruise” busy-ness had finally died down at Guest Services so I visited them to get things straightened out. How they got so broken is anyone’s guess, but all signs point to those three cancelled cruises.

I still can’t see my folio but somehow it wasn’t linked to G’s and now it is, so he can see my folio on his app.  The rep initiated a trouble ticket to get it fixed for me, but so far no luck. I won’t hold my breath. 

I met up with G for lunch in the Allegro Dining Room, and had just ordered the salmon poke bowl when he thought we should go to Ocean Terrace afterwards. Luckily, the poke bowl isn’t a lot of food, and it’s sort of in the same family. I had never before been to Ocean Terrace on any ship. I loved it. 

Poke bowl

The seaweed salad was delicious


Naturally, I had to try a mermaid mimosa. 

So pretty!

Sitting there overlooking the Piazza while a cha cha class was taking place was fun and beautiful, and we had a most enjoyable time. But it was 3pm when we finished and we only had time to squeeze in a quick swim (hot tub for G) before we needed to get cleaned up for the evening. 

We went to dinner in the Concerto Dining Room exactly at 5pm because tonight’s Captain's Circle party was starting at 6:30pm. It was Italian night and I had penne arrabbiata topped with shrimp and a Merlot. 

We met friends Francis and Larry and Barb and Callum outside the Vista (less) Lounge and they joined us as we were honored as the cruise’s second most traveled couple. Numbers ranged from 1535 days to 1930. There are only 231 Elites on board, so if I sent laundry out, I could probably get it back in two days but I think I will just do it myself. Cutoff for MTG is 268 days, very low.

After the party, we all went next door to the Wheelhouse Bar. It was pianist Nany’s 25th birthday and we had a small celebration for her after her set, and then I lasted only through Derek Dishington’s first set before I returned to the cabin and crashed. 

I guess I can only close down the bar for two days in a row before I need to be tucked in bed early the next night. I don’t know how people manage to be night owls every night.