Our days of leisure continue with a day at sea. The ship’s crew work especially hard on sea days – and perhaps even more so when it rains! And it rained hard.
At breakfast, our usual dinner waiter Dan, came up to our table and introduced us to Sarah – his wife! Sarah happened to be our waiter for breakfast. My ordering a pot of hot chocolate tipped him off that she was likely serving me – one of the few people who might choose to order a pot of hot chocolate, rather than tea or coffee. Dan was the first server to offer hot chocolate – and was only too pleased to deliver it to me today! Dan and Sarah were married two years ago, and first met on another cruise line, Costa Cruises.
I was at an interdenominational self-led church service this morning and Albert from Toronto who stepped up to lead us in prayer, made reference to the fact that it sounded like we were in Noah’s Ark – with torrential rain hitting the roof above us on deck 12! It was a lovely service that we created with singing (thanks to Lisa’s amazing harmonizing voice) and prayer. When we left, the door to the deck outside, which was an electronic glass door, was stuck in the open position and water was gushing inside getting the carpets wet. As I returned to our stateroom, I let our attendant Manju know of the problematic water getting in on deck 12. She radioed the information to the powers that be. Later in the day, we saw the area was cordoned off and not accessible to the public.
I happily attended a couple of activities in the Bliss Lounge in the morning, wearing my sweatshirt. I had scouted out the temperature of that space every time I walked through there this week and determined an extra layer was necessary due to the air conditioning. I also made sure to don a face mask, given the crowds that were there. With no sunshine and pool decks closed, more and more people were crowding into the inside spaces.
At 10 am, I watched a fruit and vegetable carving demonstration with one of the chefs onboard. He mentioned that they had a basic little course taught about carving in school at the Philippines – and he never knew he would need it in his job!
At 11:30 am they had a Mahjong beginner class in the same space. Though I haven’t graduated to playing a game – I know that we start with 13 tiles and work to get any combination of a straight (called Chew), 3 of a kind (Pong), 4 of a kind (Kong) plus one pair to finish. Now one of the final scenes from the movie “Crazy Rich Asians” makes a bit more sense!
J and I then went to the Seven Seas for lunch – and it was the busiest I have ever seen that dining room.
We then joined our friends Lisa and Wes for a game of Yahtzee in the Spinnaker Lounge on deck 12. Lisa one the game with her first roll of ones for a Yahtzee! We heard about their adventures taking the equivalent of an Uber into town yesterday and going to a laundromat to do their laundry! It was a great experience! We then headed to the back deck so J could collect his chocolate cookies to store for treats anytime he wants. Cookies are actually hard to come by – and only served during high tea between 3 – 5 PM on the Outdoor Terrace at the back (unless you have a kindly waiter at supper who will seek them out as they are offered on the kid’s menu!)
J and I then went to dinner in the Four Seasons Dining Room where I had the Tilapia and J had the shrimp fettuccini alfredo, with a side of steamed vegetables.
We decided to go check out Gary Walker in the Stardust Lounge – who is a Stevie Wonder impersonator. He did a reasonable job – but it wasn’t a ‘wow’ show.
Tomorrow we are in Phu My, Vietnam – the port nearest Ho Chi Min city (about a 2.5 hour commute). We don’t plan to get off the ship tomorrow – so we will see what the day brings.
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