Jasper with his new Ribbon Lei |
I will recap about last night – we showed up in the dining room last night and Douw had prepared a lovely antipasti dish. It was huge, and we each got one. For our entrée I had the chicken dish with a side of the polenta and it was very good, very crispy.
Of course no Italian night could be complete without some
Limocello and for $5 a glass (and you keep the souvenir glass) it is well worth
it. But after sharing a bottle of wine
and then the limocello I am feeling the effects.
We check out the game “The Quest” in Explorer’s lounge, sort
of a scavenger hunt game for adults.
Looks like everyone is having a great time.
We then head to the Princess Theater to check out the
impressionist and he is very good but we thought Martyn the CD’s comments after
the show to be even funnier than the main act.
Clocks go forward again and we are awake and heading for
breakfast at 9 am. I have the eggs
bennedict, yummy.
This morning I have my ribbon Lei making session. It is being held in Sabatinis at 11:15 and it
is well attended. I sat with two nice
ladies and we introduced ourselves and enjoyed getting to know each other. I did have a little fun with one of the
ladies as she went on and on and on about how many cruises she had been on and
how much she knew about travel. My
comment to her was “wow you seem to have cruised a lot, how many cruises have
you been on?” she responded “oh eleven now” proudly. I just smiled back and she went on and on
again. Finally she asked me a question
“is this your first cruise” my response “oh no this is my 37th, 33rd
with Princess” that shut her up for a short while. I get that a lot, people think because of my
age (47) that I haven’t been anywhere. I
explained to her that Bernie and I love to travel, that when we are at home we
save for our next adventure and sacrifice so that we can save.
Bernie and I have dinner in the dining room again, I start
with the fried calamari, but sadly it was way overcooked and rubbery. For my entrée I had the stuffed pepper and
that was very good. I even indulged in
honeydew frozen yoghurt which was also yummy.
But in the end I know we are more upset at how badly he
treated the crew, not only Peter but the Purser’s desk because we walked by and
he was screaming at them. Again,
Princess offers a military credit but it is something you need to apply for
prior to boarding, not once you are on.
I am trying to focus on all the great people we have met,
and not let the one or two nasty people get to us. And we have met lovely people on board from
all over the United States . That is one great thing about cruising it is
a chance to meet other people from all over, yes this cruise is mainly
Americans but I have enjoyed learning more about their area and I am sure they
have learned a bit about Canada
from us.
At 3 pm is the wine tasting and I head down to meet up with
some friends to enjoy the tasting. Douw
was so funny, and he is so light hearted and comical that he makes it fun. Again the second guy took it a bit too
seriously and actually got upset that people were talking and not listening to
him.
I run into Mark on the way back to the cabin and we catch up, told him I missed him not having a lecture today as I needed a nap… lol…. He is a sweet man and look forward to his next lecture.
Oh I forgot to mention that our steward came to us this
morning with the mixed matched socks and said we had to go the purser’s desk to
fill out a claim form. Bernie took care
of it and we will see what comes of it.
Also what is funny now, but was frustrating at the time was
we had received a call a few days ago asking at what time we wished to be
scheduled for disembarkation. I stated
one of the first independent. We got
another call later the same day asking the same question and I responded with
the same answer. Then again we got
another call asking again…. (not sure why but really appreciated the attentive
service) and again we said early group but that others had called.
Well last night we got our luggage tags and we were one of
the last groups! We decided to deal with
it today and Bernie went to the Purser’s desk to enquire. We requested one of the first independent
groups and he was told sorry they are full.
Now he is saying to them, but you asked us which group we wanted, we
told you, and then you don’t even put us in it!
In fact our group we had been given was 1.5 hours later. After getting no where with the Purser’s desk
he left and went and talked to Jasper the Customer Services Director and was
given the group we originally asked for.
We have been truly blessed this voyage with all the amazing
people we have met in the crew and the wonderful treatment we have gotten. But the one and only area we have gotten poor
service, below standard from what we normally get is from the Purser’s
desk. From our initial issue with our
cabin above the stage, our issue with the chairs being dragged above us, to the
luggage tags fiasco. Not sure why
service at the Purser’s desk has been so bad, normally we have wonderful
service here but seems like either they don’t understand our issue or are just
skirting around the issues. In the end I
would have to rate the service poor, but the service everywhere else to be
150%.
Tonight is dinner in Sabatinis, we haven’t eaten here for
dinner since last voyage. I am really
looking forward to it. It is also formal
night and the Captain’s Farewell Party, the show tonight is British Invasion and
then the Grand Piazza Party which I always enjoy.
I am already getting emotional knowing I will have to say
goodbye to so many new friends, no let me correct that saying goodbye to so
many new family members. Okay I better
stop or I will cry.
Till tomorrow.
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