At sea settling in
An orientation day for us. Lazy start to the morning - no alarms, no meetup, no trains and subways and no stairs (unless we made that choice - and yes, we did.)
Easily found our way to breakfast in the dining room and at last, just sat and talked our way through the morning, enjoying the food and the coffee.
The Medallion makes everything easy - we can "chat" if we need to get messages to each other, but the best feature is the live tracking of location. I can be out and about and am never really "lost" because @Mac can see my location in the APP. Haven't had to send out for a rescue party yet, but good to know for future wobbles.
Besides, not sure I could get lost, because I really only roamed from the day bed on the balcony, to the sofa in the sitting room and the bed with a view in the bedroom. Had a little sun outside and enjoyed that and when it cooled down, could use the super-dooper full length bathrobe as a blanket.
Did a fair bit of wandering today to locate the pools and hot tubs (it is a bit nippy so not sure it will be high on the agenda), found the "just right" coffee spot and honestly, the luxury of "feet up" was just what we needed. Mind you, we did hit the walking track in an attempt to clock up some steps - we were feeling a little guilty about the only walking we were doing was to front up for our food. Loved the little extra "jutting" piece of the ship that allows you to walk out over the ocean - it has a glass floor so you can literally walk on water.
It was formal night tonight - and somehow @Mac had missed that memo and had to dash back to the stateroom to retrieve his jacket. Lots of glitz and glam on board, professional photos being snapped, the Captain's welcome and the champagne fountain. Beautiful lighting, spiral glass staircases, panoramic glass lifts, dance floors with plenty of live music and a general party feel.
Welcomed for dinner and lovely choices on the menu but have to comment on my favourite - the pâté. It was so good I could have rolled in it! Can't wait until its variation on the menu appears again.
Took in our first production show in the Theatre called "Encore." A featured soprano accompanied by the 10 resident singers and the 10-piece orchestra. They put together a wonderful repertoire and it was appreciated by the mature audience that made up the numbers. The Princess Theatre was packed - think it seats over a thousand and there was standing room only.
Moved from there to a "British Pub Night" with cruise director @Dan. What a crazy time - we had no idea what we were getting into - but it was a series of challenges and quizzes with volunteers from the audience. You were divided into two teams and there were lots of competitions that involved audience participation. We screamed, waved our arms and danced with the best of them and of course our "Lovely Legs" team won.
Found our way back to the stateroom just after midnight - bit hyped up after all the British Pub shenanigans. Nonetheless, the bed and the pillows did their trick. No alarms set for us - it is a sleep in morning.
Weather: the Captain said it was 18
Steps: 7 430 - not all of them in a straight line - and most of them for food!
KEEP CALM THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
We are not limited by our old age, we are liberated by it. Stu Mittleman
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