I had breakfast at the Lido while Mom rested in the room a bit longer. Coincidentally I bumped into LC so I didn’t have to eat breakfast alone. Mom and I then went to the interdenominational church service, which an employee mistakenly called interdivisional!! It was a full house with more than 70 people in attendance!!
Mom decided she wanted blueberry pancakes for breakfast so we went up to the Lido and had a nice visit with a realtor named Myrna from Las Vegas! We then went to visit LC and B in their lovely suite. We were trying to make a decision about what to do in Cape Canaveral. We finally decided to rent a car to keep our options open.
At 11:30 I went and heard the singers and dancers chat about life on the ship and have a backstage tour. Currently 3 male dancers are out with injuries!
Mom and I went to the Mariners lunch with Captain Wouter van Hoogdalem.
By this time of the day it was incredibly rough and something went crashing down in the dining room. The Captain told us that these appreciation luncheons with repeat Holland America guests started in the 1970’s. we know there are a variety of gatherings with the captain based on your loyalty to the cruise line. LC and B are four star Mariners - about to be 5 stars after this cruise. Mom is a two star, I am one!! They give you a Dutch tile that could be used as a coaster and is part of a set if you are a collector.
I delivered Mom back to the stateroom (she couldn’t possibly walk without holding onto somebody’s arm), after a quick stop at the gift shop for some Bonine. I then joined LC at the main stage to hear the port discussion on Port Canaveral. LC and I then went up to the Lido around the pool (still with the roof covering it and nobody swimming) to have a mocktail!
Here is a photo of the only person I have ever seen swim in the pool! She tethers herself to the railing and uses paddles to push more water for exercise and swims in the same spot for 30-45 minutes. Appropriate that a polar bear stands guard over her!!
Here is the set up of our stateroom! Two single beds with a tiny couch next to it. Perfect for Mom and I!
Later on Mom had a bath and drained the water and found black sludge coming up from the drain in the bathroom floor. We called housekeeping to come deal with the matter and learned that a few backups had been happening coinciding with the very rough seas. I had taken a Dramamine last night and a bonine this morning and thankfully did not feel seasick!!
LC called me to say that B had fallen in their stateroom and needed help getting up. After I arrived, 3 strapping room stewards came and helped get B from the floor upright sitting in a chair. No broken bones or bleeding gashes - that was good.
I zipped upstairs to this fitness centre to have a shower (fearing another backup in our bathroom). Mom, LC and I all wore matching dresses in different colours for tonight’s formal dinner!! We stopped and had professional photos but snapped one in the room late at night!
The gala dinner was surf and turf for all of us! With flourless chocolate cake for dessert.
Mom and I went to watch the dueling pianos at Billboard Onstage for half an hour before the Mainstage feature. The power of two was a 2 person Cirque du Soleil act - a combination of power and grace (strength and flexibility) - Ilia from Russia and Oksana from the Ukraine.
Today was a good day to have a wheelchair rented for Mom. It was much easier to push her around in a wheelchair than have her hang onto my arm and have us both stagger around with the motion on the ship.
We enjoyed tea at the Lido deck. At 9:45 they said their was a chocolate surprise on deck 2 - so I wanted to find out about that. Back to the Bill board stage we went. Sure enough, a parade of chocolate was delivered by the food staff including delicious chocolate milk, cake pops, cupcakes, macaroons, etc all made with various shades of chocolate! What a delicious treat!!
Time to retire for the night!!
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