Tuesday, January 24 - A Day at Sea

This route on the Victory used to have a “port-a-day” schedule. Due to Dominica being dropped from the itinerary, now Tuesday is a sea day. Just having a single sea day was the one (although minor) downside to this cruise. I enjoy the more relaxed days at sea.

In the morning we walked around the ship a bit…

And while Bob and our friends played miniature golf…

…I went to one of my favorite places…the deck outside the lobby. For much of the morning I felt like I had the world’s largest private balcony…I was the only one there! I read my book…and enjoyed just watching the ocean go by. 

If you are looking for a quiet, peaceful place to spend a sea day...this was it. No loud music...no chair hogs. Eventually a couple of other people showed up...but for the most part the deck was mine...all mine!!!

After lunch at the buffet the afternoon was spent watching some of the activities by the main pool. The hairy chest contest…and the ice carving.

It was a beautiful day and the chairs around the pool were all taken…some by real people…many by flip flops and towels. 

We finally found two chairs together where Bob and I and Jim and Kim sat “tandem”. There were two chairs sitting next to us that went unoccupied for over an hour. After being unused for that long, we moved the towels and took possession. After another half an hour the couple showed up. They didn’t say anything...most likely since being gone so long they had no way of knowing “who” really had moved the towels in the first place!

Tuesday was the first of two “elegant nights” on the ship. I can’t even begin to remember all of the food that waiter, Sam, brought to our table that night…but it included multiple lobster tails for the guys!! The guys also discovered that they REALLY like the hot chocolate and demonstrated the proper technique of holding their cups. From that night on, Remesto would bring at least 2 cups for each of them. 

Trying to walk along the Promenade Deck (deck 5) any evening was complicated because there were so many photographers with their backdrops set up. Instead of having professional photos taken, we used one of the lighted mosaic art pieces as our backdrop. The idea caught on, because when we were all done, others were waiting to do the same.

Jim and Kim love to do ballroom dancing. As we walked through the ship, if they heard music they liked, they would just stop and start dancing wherever they were...the casino, the lobby, etc.

This photo is not the greatest, but this was in the disco on elegant night when they had music for "couples and lovers".