We both had a fantastic night’s sleep with the Regal Princess spending the night in Roatan. As for work being done on the engine…we were oblivious to it. No interruption of power at all. Of course, it was hard not to wonder if all would go well and we’d be able to sail in the evening (spoiler alert: we were), but even that wouldn’t have been the end of the world. If you’re on one of the January cruises with work being done, bring a passport and don’t worry about it.
We went to the Allegro Dining Room for breakfast. I have been on Stollen Watch all cruise long, but, so far no luck. I have my fingers crossed for next cruise. It would be tragic to be a ship this close to Christmas and not get stollen.
It was a bit cooler or less humid or both today in Roatan, and we sat on the Terrace Deck between breakfast and lunch. It seems like very few people are actually getting off the ship in port on this cruise, but that is the nature of Galveston cruises. They all go to the same places, and many of the passengers drive to the pier and have done these cruises over and over on different ships, so the ports are not the point. Yeah, I can understand that.
It’s been pure pleasure to not have to go to Guest Services every day to work on our folio. So far, everything has been perfect. Is this what it’s like for everyone else? I like it!
Something else I like…I have finally found my place in the buffet. It’s where I discovered the detox salad yesterday, right next to the salad bar. I don’t care for salad bars on a ship because it’s hard to cut the salad up with the knives they have. But right next door are a variety of chopped salads chock full of healthy stuff like lentils and beans and kale and quinoa, all of it delicious. Wish I’d discovered this sooner!
A perfect lunch
Followed by a perfect dessert
While we were sitting in the buffet, I again Shazamed the Christmas carols we were hearing. They were quite different today, with more contemporary artists, and I found them much more enjoyable.
I made a point of taking my contacts out for an hour or so before dinner in an attempt to stay up later tonight. I’m really missing those eye drops. They’re not store-bought, so there was nothing I could do to re-stock when we were at the hotel. I figured this might become an issue and take no pleasure in being right.
We had a party-less evening, with time to linger over dinner. And I was beyond excited to see a new menu tonight. Made explained that we were seeing a new one because this is an 8-night cruise. Well, bring on the 8-night cruises then. I wanted to order one of everything, but contained myself.
There were a lot of good entertainment choices tonight. We started with production show Bravo in the Princess Theater and I was devastated to see that, like on other ships, the soprano is no longer included in the show on the Regal. This changes the whole feeling of the show in addition to shortening it considerably. If you’ve never seen the original, you’ll likely still be pleased, but if you saw the original just last week, this one falls a little short. A sad cutback.
We followed that up with a comedy show in search of the elusive iPhone comedian. Joe Duece wasn’t him, but he was good, and we enjoyed his show. And then we stayed in the Wheelhouse for all of Colin Salter’s sets there, getting back to our cabin after midnight.
Note to self: take a contacts break tomorrow afternoon, too. It works!
