The clocks got moved back an hour last night returning us the time we lost a few nights ago. I had set an alarm on my iPhone before going to bed but woke up around 4 am and remembered that for some reason the phone had reset to Atlantic time. That meant the alarm I had set would go off one hour earlier than what I actually wanted. I turned off the alarm, but then kept waking up to check the time because I was afraid we would oversleep. (Darn inside room was so dark we never knew when it was morning!)
Normally I wouldn't care what time I woke up on a sea day, but we had made plans to meet Jon and Michelle at the main dining room at 8 am and I didn't want to be late. I shouldn't have worried, I was up at 6:45 am. Bob woke about 15 minutes later. I took advantage of the time before breakfast to back up my photos from the last few days.
The four of us were at the dining room when it opened at 8 am. We were seated immediately but then it took 45 minutes before we were served. There was nothing we needed...or wanted...to do right away and we just enjoyed visiting.
After breakfast Bob and Jon went to play pickleball and Michelle and I decided it would be a good time to start doing a little packing. I flipped on the TV to the webcam station while I was working and noticed it had begun to rain. And just as I expected...Bob walked in the door about 2 minutes later...his shirt covered in raindrops. They had only gotten one game in before the rain had started. He changed and left to go work out in the gym.
I was only able to pack so much, because there were still a couple of days left before the end of the cruise. Switching tasks, I returned to working on my photo back ups. I wanted to get all of the photos transferred to my external hard drive so Jon could copy them onto his laptop. We had been air dropping some of our photos back and forth between our phones, but this way he would have a copy of all of the photos and videos I had taken.
Michelle and I met at the Wajang Theater at 11 am. The session was titled "Lunch for a Rainy Day" and included presentations on making homemade tomato soup and grilled cheese. Megan, the Test Kitchen Host, had a table full of recipe cards and encouraged everyone to take all they wanted. She was trying to get rid of all of the copies since the recipes will only be available online in the future.
Bob was just leaving our cabin when I stopped by to drop off the recipes and then we met up with Jon and Michelle for lunch. We had once again received an invitation to the Mariner's luncheon, but chose to eat in the buffet instead. After our lengthy breakfast, going to a sit-down lunch would mean our day would be mostly spent in the dining room!
I was excited to see that there was a back stage tour listed on the activities on the Navigator app. Only a handful of people were in the theater when the four of us arrived after lunch and we quickly learned that there was no tour...but a bingo game instead. Not sure what caused the mix-up, but I was disappointed. I was looking forward to visiting with some of the singers and dancers that we had met on our Antarctica cruise.
The skies had cleared and Michelle and I spent a little time on the promenade deck. I will blame the fresh sea air, but after a short time we both got so sleepy that we went back to our respective cabins for a nap! And Bob? Yes...you guessed it. He went to play pickleball.
It was just a short nap and I had a hard time waking up, but I wanted to attend the "Ask the Captain" Q & A session in the theater. It is always interesting to hear about the business side of cruising and the captain was quite funny in his responses to the questions asked.
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| Cruise director, Hanna Delaney and Captain, Marek Zoll |
When I returned to our cabin, water was pouring out of the ceiling in the hallway near our cabin. I don't mean dripping, I mean POURING. It sounded like a waterfall in the hallway! A crew member was poking around in the ceiling, but the water just kept coming. I assume it was a broken pipe, but can't say for sure.
I was showered and dressed by the time Bob got back from pickleball. It was gala night and he had to hustle to get ready in time. By the time we left to go to dinner the indoor waterfall had stopped. Several crew members and a couple of officers were working at getting the water sucked out of the soaked carpet.
The gala night menu was an exact repeat from the previous week. All of us ordered the surf and turf and shrimp cocktail. Our waiter, Oka, was such a hard worker, but had a great sense of humor as well. When Jon and Michelle were a few minutes late getting to dinner, Oka joked that Jon must be fixing his hair (in reference to his goofy braids.)
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| Surf & Turf from Gala Night menu |
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| Oka removing the lobster shell |
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| Flourless Chocolate Lava Cake |
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| Jon & Michelle with waiters, Kadek and Oka. |
The large, extended family sitting at the table next to us had been at Coki Beach with us the day before so I showed them a couple of the videos I had taken of the fish. (They had been the ones attracting the fish by feeding them!) Thanks to technology, I was able to air drop the videos onto the iPhone of the guy sitting closest to me.
The evening show in the theater was "Dance" with the ship performers showcasing many different forms of dances. The show was excellent and I marveled at the energy those guys and gals have!
Our evening card game was played in the Explorer Lounge. It wasn't the greatest place to play cards (the table was too low) but it was a good place to be when the chocolate surprise parade came through. I didn't need any more chocolate after ordering the flourless chocolate lava cake for dessert, but I did sample a couple of the goodies.
We were all wanting something to drink after the chocolate so we finished up the card game in the Lido buffet where we could get a cup of tea. It was almost time for the late night buffet when we finished, but we elected to pass on food in favor of sleep.
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