We had a relaxing day at sea. Spent some time by the pool
and had lunch in the dining room. Royal Caribbean has a nice salad bar that you
can have tossed as your main course or as an addition to your meal. No one explained
it to the table but we managed. (that was a theme in the cruise that many
things weren’t explained…they just expected that you knew) We got to know a few
of the people at the table. Two of the men had been stationed in Panama.
We played Bingo in the morning and did not win. I did win a
dollar in a “crack it” card.
On all days of the cruise there was always entertainment
going on around the ship. They use the atrium for many singing groups and/or
dancing. In general I would say that they did that better than on Pacific Princess.
(quality and variety of entertainment not in the show lounge)
There seemed to be things to do to appeal to all ages about
the ship.
We all met for dinner and talked about our day and just
catching up with each other. The show that night was our favorite of the week.
Tony Tillman was a high energy feel good show of him singing and dancing. (all
genres) He has played Sammy Davis in shows and a movie. He was definitely a
“sing along” kind of show. Loved his Motown set.
Tomorrow we visit Roatan!
Day 4 – Roatan, Honduras
This was our 3rd time here. Should have been 4th,
but we had to miss the port once due to civil unrest over increased utility
costs. No violence, just blocking of roads so you can’t get anywhere. Common
practice in a lot of the Central American countries. We experienced it in
Panama as well.
We have done the island tour, iguana farm, zip-lining,
Gumbalimba Nature Reserve, snorkeling in one good spot and one great spot. So,
this time we spent the day at the great snorkel spot.
I contacted Victor Bodden since we have used his services
every time we have been here. http://www.boddentours.com/
Here are some photos from the ship at sail in:
hard to see from this photo, but there are fish in the water- see photo below
We just wanted transportation to the beach to
snorkel. Everyone in the group of 12 chose to do something with him here. His
company is very flexible and if it’s possible they will do it. We had the
driver and the van for the day. ($25 per person transportation and an extra $45
for those doing the zip-line) We had set up for 9 people to zip-line and 3 of
to go to the beach. Unfortunately, Linda didn’t feel well and couldn’t come
with us. When we stopped at the office to make the payment, they didn’t charge
for her. That was very nice of them and we were pleased to refund the money
collected to her. After the zip-line, Holly & Nick and Sarah & Rick
joined us at the beach and our driver picked up Carol to go back to the port
for shopping with Jim, Jennifer, Elaine and Norm. Then, the driver came back
and hung out waiting until it was time for us to leave the beach. We needed to
stop by Victor’s office to pay and from the ship it was a mini island tour.
After stopping at the office to pay we were taken to
Bananarama Bar & Restaurant and we chose a spot to hang out and leave our
stuff. If anyone wanted a beach lounger, they charge $10.00 for the day.
we snorkeled out by the rocks in the distance
We headed out to the reef and we found the way to the backside
much easier this time. Last time we were at a different area and it was further
away to get back there. It really is some of the best snorkeling you can do
from the beach. It was cloudy so not as pretty if the sun had been out and it
was also cool and windy.
Lots of healthy coral and huge schools of fish. We saw the
largest Balloon fish we have ever seen. Probably the largest Trumpetfish as
well. Just tons of beautiful fish. We stayed out quite a while and would have
stayed longer, but we were both shivering. As we were getting out of the water
Holly & Nick were there walking the beach.
Greg & I ordered nachos and some drinks. They let us use
their outdoor showers to rinse off us and our gear. We walked the beach for a
while and when all 6 of us were ready, our driver took us back to the port.
back at Bananarama
our nachos - yes, those are kidney beans....
we watched a lady decorate this tree while we ate
walking the beach
back at the pier
We
dropped our things in the cabin and went upstairs for the sail away. We waited
and we waited. People were still strolling into the port like they weren’t
late. Over an hour at this point. Someone down the rail watching shore said the
ship changed the time to be in port. Here’s where we realize that Royal
Caribbean dropped the ball in letting passengers know. Someone said it was
announced at 6:30 in the morning. (the announcements don’t come into the room)
The all aboard sign as you depart the ship hadn’t been changed. We arrived
about a half an hour late so we thought maybe they were making that up. We
think it was the confusion from the Captain on down on local time vs. ship
time. It would have been nice to know as we could have spent another hour or so
at the beach. Ah well….. At least this was the only port that we had time
difference. (though, when the matre’d came around the dinner table he always said
IF there is a time change stay on ship time. He didn’t seem to know when there
was a change and when there wasn’t, just that we needed to be the ones
responsible for doing the Google search to find out.
At dinner we got caught up on how everyone liked their
zip-lining and shopping.
Jim in the background - "just know that Jim was hurt"
Nick & Holly
Sarah & Nick
fancy napkins at the table next to ours
The show that night was David Brailey a singer and
performer. After the high energy show last night this guy was “meh”. Here is a link to the video that Greg made while snorkeling Roatan & Cozumel:
https://youtu.be/s4cvtV2qhbg (just hold Ctrl and click on the link)
Tomorrow, we have Cozumel!
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