Day 36: At Sea

I slept so much better and awoke feeling great. I’d like to think that everything I’ve done to try to stay healthy moved that cold along quickly. The Emerald Princess was berthed in Ensenada by the time we got done breakfast and took it out to the Terrace Deck. It was warmer today, but we still wore shorts and long sleeves, and felt better sitting in the sun.  We were kept amused by a seagull (huge) who decided to make the Terrace Deck his home for the day and even took a swim in the Terrace Pool (yuck). 

We went to the Botticelli Dining Room for lunch (I think I forgot to scan the menu…sorry!) and then walked off the ship just to get some exercise. I remembered nothing about Ensenada, but I hadn’t been there since November 2004. It’s much larger than I’d imagined it would be.  Everyone has been commenting on how fantastic our weather has been every day of this cruise. Our only rain was when we were taking an Uber to visit our friend in Honolulu and that only lasted a couple of hours. I hope we are so lucky on our next cruise. 

G went to play bingo this afternoon, the Final Super Stupendous Jackpot Bingo.  He bought three cards for $10 and…someone won $4000, it just wasn’t him. 

While he was doing that, I packed up my items in the cabin, which I’ve really got down to a science, but I will say that, for next winter, if we do what we have booked, we will NOT be changing cabins. It’s just not that fun. 

When G returned, we paid for our April cruise and booked air and hotel for that, so if you’re interested, check back around the middle of April and I’ll be blogging about that one. 

It was nice to return to dinner in the Michelangelo Dining Room. It was waiter Ronnie’s last night on board, and I’m not sure where junior waiter Ivy will be tomorrow night, so there were lots of hugs when we said goodbye, and also to our next door table mates Sheryl and Craig. We had a fun time with them!

The Carnival Firenze at sail away, the first time we were in port with another ship this cruise

The Princess Theater show was a variety shoe, with vocalists Erik Bryan (Let Me Be Frank), Jason O (Elton John) and the two cast vocalists, Simon and Nick and they were having fun singing together so it was a lot of fun to watch. I simply can’t imagine having that kind of portable talent! We never did see Magic To Do this cruise, although it was scheduled several nights. We’ve heard it was a cast illness issue. 

Tomorrow:  our last move and our last cruise. Yes, I’ll be ready to go home…for less than two months (with some track meet travel squeezed in). It helps to have ten more cruises booked in the next year!