Last night we promised ourselves we’d get up and see the sunrise but after the time change, we missed it by a few minutes. Guess that’s on the list of things to do tomorrow. We had time for coffee and a walk on the top deck and then met the others for breakfast in the main dining room. Perfect time for a group meeting to decide what – if any – port tours we will do.
Ron and Barb chose the ones we want so Barb and I went to the Shore Excursion desk and booked something for each port of call – making sure we’d still have free time on our own at each port. We know we can probably hire a driver when we get into port but then we run the risk of getting back to the ship before sailing time so despite the outrageous prices, we’re doing it. But we haven’t succumbed to having pictures made on this trip. There is a huge photo studio on one deck with tons of backgrounds and we rarely walk by there without seeing customers. In addition, the ship has photographers who scout the common areas and are always asking if we want a photo taken.
Today was a day with no big events so I again went to the gym and then walked on the upper deck for a couple of miles to hopefully take off about 150 calories from my intake! It was a great day for parking our butts in a deck chair and read which I did for a couple of hours. We also discovered a ship tradition – Tea Time! Hot tea and yummy sweets are served daily at 3:30 in the Artists’ Lobby – along with great background piano music.
Larry and Barb demonstrate how to drink tea - note their little fingers are extended!
The rest of the afternoon was spent in the game room where we commandeered a table and 6 chairs and played a competitive game of Mexican Train – fitting game to play when we’re on the Mexican Riviera!
I also discovered a sushi bar that’s open every day from 5 to 8. And with a late seating for dinner, sushi makes a great late-afternoon snack.
Sushi anyone?
After dinner we strolled the upper decks and listened to the music in the outdoor bars.
Just another day in paradise!
