Day 49: At Sea

I decided last night to skip breakfast and have a lie in this morning. G had a bridge tour (I could have gone, too, but I’ve seen the Emerald Princess bridge a fair few times in the past. I’ve even seen the engine room (not just the ECR) but that’s a story that won’t get told here. Before he left the cabin I pinned G down (not quite- but almost- literally) to go over our calendar for the seven weeks after we get home, because it’s scary busy, especially our first week at home (more on that later). We need to be on the same page!

We actually had coffee delivered this morning, our first room service delivery in almost 50 days. It was nice, not necessary, not quite our thing, but we knew it would save us stumbling through the World Fresh Marketplace for coffee as soon as we woke up. While G was away, I used the time to get cleaned up for tonight’s Captains Circle parties and gather up a last laundry submission. We had received a notice in our cabin last night that it had to be given to our steward by 5pm today, but we don’t usually see Rocky by 5pm in the afternoon, so this morning it was. I needed one last laundry bag and form, but could hear Ricky singing Dancing Queen in the corridor 😆 and knew he was nearby 

I’m glad he was our cabin steward for two of these four cruises. He’s provided excellent service and been a lot of fun, too!

I met up with G in the Botticelli Dining Room for lunch, and today’s  menu featured an entree that was close to the old broccoli and cauliflower entree called the Floret Family or something similar that I used to love, so I ordered that and the teriyaki chicken because we never know about dinner on Captains Circle party nights. 

We had a combined ukulele and hula class today in preparation for our farewell show which will be held on Wednesday. Today’s rehearsal was a hot mess, and I will miss tomorrow’s (MTG luncheon), but I think the hardest part of this whole thing will be standing in one position if the ship is moving like it is today.

G was napping in the cabin when I returned and that was actually a good idea. I tried to do the same but I’m just no good at that. Sleep is a struggle; moving sound the ship is a struggle, and I was reminded of the wise words of our Chief Engineer friend, Roddy McConnell (he is so missed!) today:  I’m not seasick. I’m just sick of the sea. Yep, that’s exactly it. 

We met friends Mary and Ed for early entry into tonight’s Captains Circle party, and then saw CD Nathan’s mom was there and invited her to join us as well. We were honored to be this cruise’s second most travelled guests. 

#1 2254 days

#2 1812 days

#3 1697 days

We returned for the second party and then grabbed a two course dinner in the Michelangelo Dining Room. By the time we finished up, it was after 9pm and we move clocks ahead for the final time overnight. Luckily, we have no where we have to be until our luncheon at noon and I can already predict another morning sleeping in. 

With CD Nathan’s mom Lindsay