At Sea-sun sun sun!

January 18, 2009 / 9:30 a.m.
At Sea aboard Grand Princess
Sunny and Warm/Calm Seas

Because it was cloudy yesterday (Saturday), we did not seem to get into our cruise rhythm, but we are now more acquainted with this lovely ship. I am reading Stephen Frey’s The Day Trader, another murder mystery and found several quiet lounges for that.

We dined again with our CC friends/8:00 to 9:45 p.m.—tonight was formal night and the ladies sparkled, the gentlemen looked uncomfortable. The beef tenderloin was great, but I will pass on chilled tamarind soup from now on-very tart.

After dinner, we changed and headed for the pool deck for “Movie under the Stars” at 10:30 p.m. The Grand Princess has a large screen for watching movies while comfortably seated in a cushioned lounge chair. This evening’s feature was Iron Man with Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow. Popcorn and soda were served and we were truly under the stars. The movie ended at about 12:45, and since we had to turn the clock ahead one hour, we retired! I did wear a sweater to the movie, but the weather is warmer and the seas calmer. From balcony the moon looked completely like a completely horizontal orange slice. Perhaps no rain tomorrow.


This morning I am sitting on our balcony as I write and read in the warm sun! TK is in the pool! I am really looking forward to the football games today--I don't know if I ever said that before in my life. I want an all Pennsylvania Super Bowl!!!!

We were disappointed that the Philadelphia Eagles did not win the playoffs—watched some of the game on the Lido Deck on a huge screen above the pool. Even during the day, we could see the game clearly. We joined our CC friends for dinner in the Michelangelo Dining Room again at 8 p.m. This is late for us, but we are enjoying the company.

Tim wanted to watch the Steelers game, so he returned to the large screen in Lido Deck pool area to watch. I could not bear to watch for fear the Steelers would lose, so I joined our friends in the Princess Theater.

The featured show at 10:30 p.m. was singer Johnny Thunder (76 years old), of the Drifters. He created the song, “Loop De Loop” and is in the Cleveland Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Some of the songs he sang included “This Magic Moment,” “Under the Boardwalk,” “Some Kind of Wonderful,” and he closed with Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World.” He was very entertaining. While watching him, I almost time traveled back in the 6os when those songs were so popular. I even purchased his CD.

The ship was alive tonight with people everywhere enjoying a comedy show, the piano bar, karaoke, ballroom dancing, and the party band.

Culinary Delight of the Day: fried free range chicken at the Lido buffet, the turkey pot pie for dinner, and the small green grapes that are better for me than candy!

TK’s Takes: The Steelers won! Even though they aren’t his team, he’s supporting them now!