Atlantic Ocean / calm seas / Sunny, 77 F
I
really hate to miss B1’s birthday today. We hope to call her later this
afternoon—it will be an interesting process that we have never done before.
[Note: We tried calling at 4:45 EST to no avail. We briefly had phone service,
but it quickly dissipated when I dialed the number. We have to dial 011 1 814
then the number]. In an email yesterday Randy said he had texted me, but no
texts appear either. We ended up using
the ship’s phone in our stateroom to call sweet B1. It was wonderful to talk to
her and hear her voice. She will celebrate her birthday with basketball
practice! Happy Birthday!! I really miss
my Bs.
Instead
of room service, TK and I have been going to Horizon Court for a buffet
breakfast. The fruits are glorious, fresh strawberries, pineapple, honeydew,
cantaloupe, grapes, papaya, and I have tried Chinese melon which is a very
sweet white. Other choices include
waffles, pancakes, omelets made to order, scrambled and fried eggs, eggs
Benedict, breakfast burritos, hash brown potatoes, fish, sausages like
bratwurst, bacon, ham, oatmeal and cold cereals, cheeses, and an unbelievable
assortment of breads, bagels, croissants, donuts, toasted white, rye, wheat,
banana bread, usually 3 kinds of Danish, and today stollen bread. Plus so much
more.
And
stollen bread, really very good, segues to my friend MJ, and the 5K walk I did
this morning in her name. MJ makes the very best stollen bread and I wish she
would apprentice me when she makes it. Today Princess held a Susan G. Komen—On
Deck For The Cure 5K walk to raise money to support breast cancer research.TK
remembered to bring his pink Erie Firefighter shirt, “Proud to wear pink,” so
he let me wear that. I only have my regular shoes, but they are comfortable to
walk in.
We
signed up in Crooners Bar and I teamed up with Mary from Houston. For signing
up and making a donation, Princess gave us a sun hat that I will give MJ.
Anyway, we were told 8 laps on Deck 7 would be 5K. Sometimes I am not very good
at paying attention and Mary and I were having a lively conversation about
cruising, Europe, grandchildren, Christmas, and so on. Up stairs, down stairs,
round and round. I kept thinking we were walking a mile. It never took me that
long to walk a mile at LECOM. Longer and longer, half an hour, 45 minutes, then
an hour. Finally, I told Mary this was the longest mile I ever walked. She
laughed and said 5K was more like 3 miles, especially with the stairs.
What!?! So, today I walked on deck for
the cure!!
TK
was at the beach most of today.
For
our evening entertainment we went to the movies under the moon shining
brightly. I am so glad we saw The Lone
Ranger on a large screen!! The last 15 minutes were full of mischief,
mayhem, and madness, almost the best movie ending I have ever seen. I wish I could
see it again with my brother. We used to watch the TV show in black and white,
even listened on radio!
I
hope friend M has gotten all my packages (Christmas presents) that were
delivered to her house—I did not get a chance to tell her she would get at
least 3 packages, maybe more.
Things
I learned this morning from the morning show:
·
There
are 7 galleys aboard Ruby Princess. One galley is strictly for preparing food
for the crew. There is a butcher on board, bakers, and any other food
specialist necessary to ensure passengers enjoy their meals.
·
I
did not go on the Backstage Tour, but they showed some of it this morning.
There are two or three tailors/seamstresses on board solely to maintain the
1000 costumes used in production numbers.
On TV we saw the “carousel” used to store the costumes, like those you
see at the dry cleaners, only this carousel is 3 decks high!!!
TK’s Take: This is the best
deal we ever had on a cruise—it was a killer price for the entire getaway—extra
days in Barcelona, airfare, inside stateroom for 15 days of cruising, and then
we were upgraded to a balcony cabin. He also
said that this is not a cruise for anyone under 60. I think he means that the
activities are geared toward older people.
JK’s Take: The internet
connection is so unbelievably slow. Last night it took over 5 minutes just to
attach one photo to my blog. I tried to post this at noon and I waited 5
minutes to get on BlogSpot-----I finally stopped.
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