Sea Day – April 19

The weather has been calmer today, but tomorrow now looks like it might be bumpy due to the storm.

We didn’t win at Bingo today, but Allison won again! Go Allison!

We had lunch upstairs in the buffet as they were featuring German food.

The show tonight was a different show by the sax player, Tommy Proulx. He really is very talented and even did a number on the flute. He played a Stevie Wonder song and announced it as a song by “the late great, Stevie Wonder”. I turned to Greg and said “Stevie Wonder is dead?” Best I can tell from my limited internet usage on the ship, it was a Facebook hoax. Yikes! I guess the sax player believed it…..

With so many sea days there really isn’t much to write about. Since we don’t socialize or do any of the games, lectures etc. I thought I’d give you an idea of the things that are offered.

There are a few things on TV. They play movies old and new and various travel shows. There is a Love Boat channel. Many of the channels are Princess trying to sell you stuff.

There are various things throughout the day that are fitness oriented such as spin class, yoga, Line Dance mania, Zumba, morning stretch and early evening stretch and relax and lots of demonstrations for the spa and the jewelry store.

Wine Tastings and Martini demonstrations.

There is a gym and a spa and a beauty shop for hair and nails.

The dance instructors teach beginning and advanced ballroom dancing.

There is an afternoon movie in the main show lounge that is shown in your stateroom the next day.

There are Bridge lessons and Bridge Play a few times a day.

There is Bible Study every day and church services on Sunday.

There is Ping Pong, Shuffleboard, Pickleball and Wii bowling.

There are ctivities with the Staff such as remote controlled cars, Bean Bag Toss, Goofy Golf, boat building competitions, and more.

There are arts and crafts.

There are enrichment lectures and port lectures.

There is trivia 2 to 3 times a day, plus Game shows or other in the evening.

There are usually 2 different musical groups that play in the Casino Lounge and the Pacific Lounge, plus a piano player that plays in the Casino Lounge.

There are get togethers for people with like interests that vary every day.

There is a passenger choir directed by David the piano player in the Casino Lounge.

There are various musical instrument lessons for beginners such as guitar, ukulele and other instruments.

There are un-hosted activities such as Kintters & Knatters, Cards, Boardgames & Mahjong, Friends of Dr. Bob & Bill W Meetings, singles get-togethers, LGBT get-togethers and more.

There is the Casino and Bingo.

There are jigsaw puzzles, Sudoku, a library and games if you didn’t bring your own.

There is also a computer room if you didn’t bring your own.

There are always various “sales” in the atrium area for the shoppers.

Of course, there is the walking track and the pool and hot tubs.

So, you can be as busy as you want to be or do not much at all. I load my Kindle with books and read when I’m not working on the blog or photos. Plus, eating meals takes up a fair amount of time….lol

Just as on land, you still have things to do like getting your hair cut and or colored, doing your nails, washing out hand laundry and sending out regular laundry. (or for those that don’t have free laundry they need to find time to use the busy and small laundry)

It’s a small ship and doesn’t offer a lot of the “bells and whistles” of the larger ships, but there still is more than plenty to keep you busy if you so choose.

Just 2 more Sea Days until Bermuda. (the weather is looking good for there now) Just 5 more days left on this voyage as we get off the morning of the 6^th day.