Today we both awoke around 5 am. I rather expect I awoke, because J was stirring.
We discovered an outdoor eating area called the Great Outdoors on Deck 11 aft. This layout reminds us of the Oceania Marina that provides a lovely setting to enjoy fresh air while eating a meal, particularly when we get to hotter locations.
We met some Canadian friends. Wes and Lisa – from Winnipeg, who are snorkellers. We met them at a Cruise Critic meeting this morning – where all the officers were introduced. We had just a few people attend - maybe a dozen.
At the meeting we learned that about 70 people missed embarkation yesterday. Last night while we were eating supper (sometime between 5:30 – 6:30 PM), J commented that the ship was moving. That surprised me because I thought sailaway was at 8 pm. For some reason the ship pulled away early last night – and because of that there are 70 unhappy guests. Today is a day at sea – so those guests are being transported to Hong Kong to meet us when we are in port there tomorrow.
The staff in the dining rooms are top notch. We have eaten two lunches and one breakfast at the Seven Seas dining room (Deck 5 Aft). Due to the confusing layout of this ship, we couldn’t find that dining room for supper last night, so we ate at the Four Seasons Dining Room (Deck 5 Mid).
Temperature today is a pleasant 18 C. I have spent far too long inside today, standing in line at guest services and the wifi help desk. I wasn’t alone. I made friends with a man from Vancouver Island and a woman from Montreal the first time I was in the wifi line.
This is the length of the hallway we have to travel (40 seconds walking at a J pace) from our room to the nearest public stairwell we can use. J is standing at the end of this hallway waving in the picture.
We are looking forward to seeing sights on Hong Kong on an organized ship excursion tomorrow.
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