After such an amazing dinner last night with great friends
and well a bit too much food and wine we wake with a bit of a thick head and
still a full tummy.
We are not sure what to do today. One thing about St. Lucia is it is hilly and roads
are up and down and up and down. The
last time we did a tour here I got car sick.
I have been a lot better lately and normally I take something but today
with all of the stuff in my tummy from last night I am taking no chances.
So when we wake to the sounds of the announcement that we
are clear to go ashore around 7:15 Bernie dresses and heads downstairs to get
our coffees. There is no need for food.
The ship is quiet except there is the crew emergency drill
happening. This is an exercise that
Princess takes seriously. All crew need
to participate (except for a few that are exempt to deal with passengers). The drill is a mock fire in the laundry today
and lifeboats are ready and fire crew are in place. After the drill the crew meet to have a
debrief. So if you are on board while
these drills are happening just be aware that there will be announcements for
the crew only. You will see crew walking
around with their life jackets and you may have a bit longer wait for services.
Finally there is a speed Sudoku Challenge which is really the
only thing I am good at. So I go and
there are only four of us participating.
But I am proud to say I won.
Prizes for everyone – everyone got a mini key chain flash light and I
also got a water bottle. So far I have
four new water bottles.
I meet up with Bernie on the outside Promenade Deck where we
read for a while and watch the goings and comings in St. Lucia. We have decided to stay on board.
We finally are getting some pangs of hunger at 1 pm. We decide to just head up to the Horizon
Court for a bite. I love this buffet, I
know I am repeating myself but the selection is phenomenal. Always easy to find a place to sit too. I think the only downfall would be someone
with mobility issues (although they have crew that can help you) cause the food
is really spread out and you spend time checking out what is available first
and then going to the areas and food you want.
In the Pastry Shop today they have a chocolate fondue going
with fruit and cream puffs and cake for dipping. Wow… I am happy!
The ship is quiet, all aboard is 3:30 today. We need a nap and after that restful nap we
watch the movie “The Hundred Foot Journey”.
Which we loved. While sipping
some wine and enjoying the chocolate bon bons that were delivered to the
cabin.
Valentine’s Day is coming up and the ship is offering lots
of treats to show your love. Chocolates
and flowers are selling fast and furious in the Celebrations Store on deck
5. They have the Ultimate Balcony
Breakfast. Also we saw them advertising
two glasses of Mimosas along with four special chocolate covered
strawberries. Of course the jewelry stores
are a great option. For us I got my
lovely charm. We don’t really care for
the official Valentine’s Day celebration, we show our love every day. This cruise is our present to each
other.
We do have a lot of treats for the crew to celebrate though
on that day. We will hand them out that day.
Tonight we are dressed early and head down to Vines where
Frankie and Ryan (and Allen is there too) welcome us. We are happy to see Jennifer is back on her
feet after a few days off dealing with an injury. We take a seat and I order one of the bottles
of wine from the Super Tuscan Wine Tasting, while Bernie finishes off the
bottle we ordered the other day. One
thing this voyage we have really tried lots of new wines.
Dinner is back in the dining room tonight and we are
welcomed by Daniel and Inna with big hugs.
It has been three days since we have dined here and they missed us
too.
Tonight I start with a Carpaccio of beef and then the black
bean soup then the fish for my entrée.
We share the Norman Love special dessert of white chocolate
cheesecake. We enjoy a bottle of
Spellbound and again we chat about the day.
We also chat about next year in January and where we want to
travel to. Bernie turns 60 next January
and this calls for something special. I
tell him to pick something special and the options are huge. But he has always wanted to go to Peru and
visit Machu Picchu and many other areas.
I tell him we should do it while we can.
We discuss the idea of it and when we get home we will research more. Sure we will miss cruising but there will
always be a cruise on the horizon.
After dinner we wander around a bit checking things
out. But tonight we are excited to see
the Tenors of Rock who are performing at 10:15.
We heard great things about them on the first leg (but we didn’t see
them) so tonight it is a must. We get
seats right up front and the place is busy but there are still seats
available. I think the name is scaring
some people off.
But oh my God… these guys are so amazing! Their repertoire is full circle, from Les
Miserables, to the Beattles, Kiss, Aerosmith to the Rolling Stones and so much
more. We are both singing and dancing in
our seats. I love it. It is nice to have a musical presentation
that makes me think of my college years!
Now I wish they were performing again cause I would love to see it
again.
After leaving the theater we head into Club 6 Disco for buy
one get one free (our first time getting a bogo special) and we sit and enjoy
the tunes that DJ Shea is turning and we chat with two of the dancers (Bernie
is happy) but they are lovely ladies, one from Australia and one from
Britain.
Back in the room around midnight – and surprisingly there
were still quite a few people out and about the ship.
Added Notes:
It was Brazilian Dinner in Horizon Court. Ye Olde Pub Night has two shows 7:15 and
9:30. There was a Blackjack Tournament
for $20 entry. New Deal is playing 50s
early in the evening and then their second set is Beatles vs Stones music. We are really loving all the music on
board. Drink of the day was the Loco
Coco which is Coconut Rum, Premium Pina Colada Mix.
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