OK…just how much
water is out here??? We just keep going
and going and going…surrounded by the ocean as far as the eye can see. Thank goodness the seas are still calm. The Captain…Oh, I’m sorry….the Commodore…(what’s
the difference?)…announced yesterday that there is a tropical storm in the
Caribbean and instead of sailing due West which would put us in the path of the
storm, we are sailing in a more southernly direction…we’ll pass Florida, turn
around, come past Cuba and then head to Ft. Lauderdale. Ahhh….land….can’t wait to see it. I was hoping that maybe he would say that we
were stopping at Princess Keys (Princess’s own island), but no. It would have been nice to have a day
somewhere to break up all these days at sea.
The ship has had a
bout of Norovirus (stomach flu). It
hasn’t involved a lot of people, but thank goodness neither Bill nor I have had
it. People seem to think it came on
board in Casablanca…which could very well be true. It sure wrecks havoc with
the crew, though, especially in the dining areas. They have taken everything off the tables, so
that if you need a pack of sugar, or even a bit of salt for your scrambled
eggs, you have to find a server to shake the salt on your food or hand you the
sugar pack. And, it is frustrating in
the buffet line, to not be able to take your own food. You have to wait for a server to put the food
on your plate…which would be OK if there were enough servers. The other night, Bill and I waited and waited
with a plate a hot food for a server to finish with the guy in front of us just
so we could get a roll and butter! I
understand that they are trying to stop the spread of this nasty virus, but
they have even removed all the games (like monopoly, scrabble, etc) from the
game room. Really??? Just let us decide if we want to take the
chance. Oh, well.
The weather has been
so nice that we have been having breakfast delivered to our room and eating on
the balcony. That avoids the whole server
with the salt bit. Maybe we’ll just go
the room service route for the rest of the cruise. It has gotten considerably warmer and more
humid in the past day or so. You can
tell we’re getting closer to Florida….Yeah!!!!
Have been enjoying
sitting up on deck reading and watching movies.
Watched Breakfast at Tiffany’s yesterday and Dirty Dancing!!! Johnny Castle up on the big screen…be still
my heart!! I’ve read six books already
and am almost done with the seventh. And…Bill
is wearing out my iPad. He discovered a
jigsaw puzzle app I had downloaded for him a while ago and has been doing
puzzles ever since.
The shows on board in
the evening have been OK. We’re not a
fan of the big production shows so have not even gone to the one they
have. But have seen a few comedians,
singers and magicians who kept us entertained.
Food has been
good…but definitely not great. Last night
was the last formal night and the lobster was this poor little thing they
should have left in the sea…pretty tasteless too…thank God for butter! And fussy Bill has tried a number of things
and even had pheasant last night but there have been many times when he had
problems finding something he likes in the buffet. Lots of odd, regional foods in the buffet,
that even I have looked at and said, “Yuck!”
Looks like I’ll be making meat
loaf when we get home…and looking forward to it!!
As I’m sure you can
tell, we’re starting to get to the point where we’ve had enough of
cruising. I’m ready for my own bed and
a home that isn’t just one room. Only a
few more days…
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