Actually, we woke this morning to continuing high seas and winds and clouds. What? Clouds? But after a cloudy, rainy start to this Monday at sea, the skies cleared although the high seas and winds remain. The pool and hot tubs were heavily used.
After another wonderful morning spent sleeping in, I got up, got coffee and went over to the Havana Bar to read and enjoy watching the sea—a favorite pastime of mine. There was a woman playing acoustic guitar and singing everything from Dream On to Walk the Line. It was very relaxing and quite quiet when compared to the lido buffet and pool areas.
When lunch time arrived, once again, I chose the Mongolian Wok. Chicken and stir fry vegetables in a Thai BBQ sauce. It was very good with a bit of a kick to it. Kolton and Betzi joined me and decided to try the pizza today. They said it was good. I do love the way this ship has pizza, freshly made and available 24 hours a day. You can get as little as a slice or a whole pizza with a variety of toppings. They do pizza right on this line!
We went to the shops and the casino where I promptly lost money in the slots—something I usually never indulge in. But they enjoy playing and were both lucky.
At 3 we made our way to the Aft Sunrise Restaurant for Tea. Yes, English tea. I wanted the kids to experience that. A formal dining room experience with white tablecloths, fancy folded napkins, a wooden box containing different kinds of tea and individual pots of hot water. Then the tea carts made their way around the room with cucumber sandwiches, smoked salmon on toast points. After that, the pastries: macaroons, pound cake, various other cakes and cookies and, of course, scones with clotted cream. YUM.
I really like the Sunrise restaurant better than the one we are assigned to for dinner. For tea, we were seated at a table right next to the window. As we were on Deck 4, we had a great view of the high seas and that gorgeous dark blue water.
We walked back through the Casino after tea and decided to give the slots another chance. I spotted an older Wheel of Fortune machine in the back of the casino and decided to give it one last try. I live to hear that “Wheel of Fortune” when you get 3 wheels, and then hit the button and watch the wheel spin around and around, hoping for big money. It’s addicting. It was my favorite machine back in the day when I went to Vegas regularly. I got a couple of spins and hit some big 7s or something and was smart enough to cash out.
I haven’t been dwelling on it or letting it get in the way of my fun on this cruise, but my cabin is still experiencing plumbing issues. I had to call maintenance again this morning to report the issue of the non-flushing toilet was still there. In addition, the sewage smell we’ve noticed at several different places around the ship is now in the hallway outside my cabin. Luckily, the smell is not in the cabin—YET. I’m not pleased about this but I am not being an idiot like Julianna’s parents.
Tonight's dinner was 'meh'. I ended up having 2 cups of asparagas soup and a Caesar Salad--both of which were delicious. The main courses were very forgettable--IMO. Again, I bring up the lack of formality in the dining room and our waitstaff is quite slow. We arrived at dinner on time and 8:15 and we did not have our appetizers until almost 9pm. And instead of bringing your appetizer first, then a salad, it all comes at the same time. Blah. I am not a fan of American Table as I've said before. I think Carnival made a big mistake with this--but again, just my opinion.
We did have an interesting diversion while awaiting our food. A woman sitting 2 tables away from us was apparently very intoxicated. She lit up a cigarette in the dining room--which was taken away from her and extinguished. Then she went to a waiter's station on the next level (a step up from where we were sitting) and stood up on the ledge and was talking to a waiter--about who knows what. They told her to get down. Security was called and she was not escorted from the dining room but taken back to her table. However, there was a security person or two in our area for about 20 minutes keeping an eye on her. I think that was a dining room first for me.
We went to the comedy show for the 10:30 show and saw one of the most Un-funny comedians I have ever seen. That was 40 minutes of my life I will never get back. I'm back in my cabin now, finishing up this post and getting my stuff ready for tomorrow and St. Maarten. I rented a car for the day.....
So, ttnf, this girl is tired from all this relaxing I've been doing!!
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