Cruise Day 2

We woke up naturally around 8:30 this morning. Dad had gotten up numerous times during the night to go to the bathroom. When I woke up he told me he was really stiff from arthritis. He also said he was hungry so I got ready to go to Windjammer for breakfast.

There is always so much food there!! I had a small pancake, two sausage links, a hash brown, a biscuit with gravy, two cups of milk and some orange juice. The boat swaying didn’t bother me as much as it did during our first meal on board. Progress.

After breakfast we went back to the room. One of the excursion tickets confused me so I’ll have to ask about it later. I also have to buy a two day pass for ferries/buses. I do both at the same place so I’ll do it the next time we go out.

Dad wanted to go to the Purser’s Desk to ask about his luggage getting repaired but the line was too long. We made our way through the casino to the theater and listened to one of the crew talking about shopping, beaches, and transportation on the island. I’m glad we made it. It was helpful.

After that, the lines for the Purser’s Desk and Shore Excursions were even longer so we went back to the room. I tried to put together an itinerary for us while we were docked at Bermuda but haven’t figured out what I’m going to do yet. It will depend on the ferry and buses. The schedule given to us has to be wrong, I hope.

We went back out and I checked email and stuff. Then we went down and stood in line. Dad went to the Purser’s Desk and I went in the Shore Excursion line. Dad was done before I was. I asked about the dress code on the island and they said I cold wear shorts and a tank top, which is good. I also go the information I needed about the excursion.

We went and looked at the shops a little. We went back to the room and both of us needed a nap, so we slept for about 3 hours. It’s probably for the best as it’s going to be a late night tonight. I want to go to the show and I might want to go up to the Viking Lounge as well. We’ll see.

When we woke up we went up to deck 10 and I lifted a little. Very little. Their selection is limited so I just did one set per each upper body muscle. It didn’t take long. Then we went out on the bow and took pictures.

We went back through the shops and dad wanted to get something alcoholic to drink to take back to the room, but the bottles are delivered on the last day. I guess they want you to spend $6 for a drink. He obviously didn’t buy it.

I bought a Royal Caribbean bag that is like my Adidas one, only it’s water proof and the Adidas one isn’t. I’m going to use it on the island tomorrow. Dad and I could be separated quite a bit if my plan goes well. I also bought a Royal Caribbean tank top and Grandeur of the Seas shirt.

We went back to the room and they finally came to pick up dad’s suitcase. I took a shower because tonight is formal night and I am going to wear my hair down. It felt nice to shower. The razor I brought is broken though, the blades are on backwards.

The phone rang and it was someone from the Shore Excursions Desk calling to tell me that the Adventure Hike and Swim for tomorrow is canceled because I was the only that signed up. There’s one on Tuesday, but I had planned on going on another excursion. In the end, I canceled the excursion dad and I had planned on Tuesday in order to do the Adventure Hike and Swim. It’s the one thing I REALLY wanted to do.

We got dressed and we went and had formal pictures taken. I’ll buy one when they put them out. I definitely want one of them. We then went to the Captain’s reception, but it wasn’t really that interesting.

We went to dinner and I had fillet of beef and it was REALLY good. It just fell apart when I used my fork. I’m getting to try all sorts of new thing son this cruise. I also got some vanilla ice cream for dessert. Dad said he’s been wanting me to have an eating experience like this one.

We went back to the room and got changed and then went to the theater for tonight’s show. We got there while the auction was still going on. It must be nice to be able to spend so much money on things. The tour of the engine area went for aver $400.

The show tonight was Broadway Rhythm and Rhyme and I enjoyed it. The cruise director, Simeon, was hilarious. He told two jokes, one about a snail who wanted the letter “S” on his new car so people would say “Look at that S car go” and another about someone who lost their watch and could go to Helen Hunt for it.

After the show, we went back to the room and I changed into the outfit I was going to wear for my fitness contest and went up to the Viking Lounge where they were having a ’70’s dance party. I stayed until about 1 am and then left. I did have a good time though.

They had crew members dressed like the Village People and I was dancing with the policeman. They had a camera on the whole time and they said they’d have it on the television in our rooms tomorrow. The camera focused on me I know at least once.

When I got back to the room, I made sure all the batteries were charged for the Kodak camera which they were. I loaded up all the pictures from the Sanyo that weren’t on the computer as well. I got in bed sometime after 2 am.