This is going to be brief tonight. We had a fantastic, fun day, until I didn’t, and, though I’m feeling better tonight, the afternoon was a bit rough.
Breakfast in the Sanctuary Restaurant was served from 7am to 9am today (but 7:30am to 9:30am tomorrow…go figure). We ate lightly (they have Greek yogurt, a real plus) and always make sure to include orange and grapefruit segments. We’re both staying well, nary a sniffle, and I give the vitamin C some of the credit.
We completed our disembarkation paperwork at breakfast (boo, hiss) and I dropped it off at Guest Services afterward. The Port Valet service is also being offered in Seattle, but, with one suitcase each, getting it off the ship and to the airport is not an onerous task. I also reserved an Uber for our transfer from the pier in Seattle to the airport. FYI, the Princess transfers are $44pp. For at least two people, Uber is cheaper.
We didn’t have firm plans for today, and spent a little time shopping in the terminal before we settled in at the Green Bar in the courtyard. G wanted a beer and I decided to live large and have a margarita which led to a second margarita and…big mistake! I can have an occasional drink for “very special occasions” and, reaching a port after five consecutive sea days, I thought, qualified. Shorex Rex and friends joined us briefly before going down to the Golden Zone. They invited us to join them, and we appreciated their offer, but, really, these guys need to get away from guests on their limited time off.
Things started to get very fuzzy very quickly after that. We have a young man on board who is traveling with his parents and he is always doing the party dances. When he showed up and started doing the Wobble, I asked him to show me the steps (thinking ahead to McGuy’s wedding) and then there’s a pic of me with a provocative balloon hat on and somehow with G’s help I got back to our cabin on the ship where I slept away the rest of the afternoon.
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I really was so sick that I wondered briefly if I’d been drugged, but the Green Bar is very reputable. More likely it was an interaction with a prescribed pharmaceutical. Or else I’m just getting old.
I recovered enough to join G at dinner, but when he went to the Princess Arena, I skipped all entertainment tonight and went back to the cabin. There is a deck party tonight; a new party band came on board today and it’s Asian Soul. They were on the Regal Princess with us two years ago and are fantastic. The lead female singer has an incredible voice!
I’ll hear them tomorrow. Right now I just want to sleep.
