AT SEA IN A SANCTUARY!

Friday, January 24, 2020

Regal Princess

At Sea. Atlantic Ocean

75F, sunny, windy

There is not much to say to say except SANCTUARY! TK can treat me to this any day!  Because of he still has extra onboard credit, TK decided to “rent” a private canopied spot on Deck 17 at the Retreat Pool. We arrived on deck by 9 a.m. ready for a retreat!

The Retreat-Deck 17

We had one of the covered areas for the day

The chaise lounges are larger and have thick cushions on them.  Attendants put large fresh towels on the cushions for us and we lounged there for almost an hour and a half—I continue to read, now my 6^th book, Exile, by Richard North Patterson. It is somewhat more complex than the others but I am engaged.

It was very very windy there, but I was in for the long haul—just way too comfortable and the book was good. TK was settled in too with his Kindle. But an attendant approached and asked if we would like to go to the Sanctuary, where there was less wind. YES! Of course, we would move.

The Sanctuary is more exclusive and costs more money, but we did not have to pay more.  The attendants even carried our bags and drinks to the new spot.  And what luxury it was. The wind was much more subdued, and we were near the glass enclosure with full view of the ocean.  In the distance, the Adventure of the Seas was sailing the same route. The attendants brought us lunch (salad, pizza, and crudités with a creamy dip with dill.) Our sodas were delivered continuously. All we paid was $3.00 service charge for lunch.

One area of The Sanctuary

Chaise Lounges in The Sanctuary

We could have sat in this covered area in The Sanctuary

Water available, as well as tea and coffee

Sodas were brought to us

About 2 p.m., the attendants offered coffee, tea sandwiches, cookies, cakes, and scones. This is the kind of service I would like by my pool at home in the summer!  I hated to leave at 4 p.m., but we needed to prepare for dinner—formal tonight.

After lobster (me) and Beef Wellington (TK), we went to tonight’s show, “Born to Dance,” with the Regal dancers and singers.  This show highlighted some of the history of Broadway choreographers, including Agnes DeMille (Oklahoma), Jerome Robbins (West Side Story), Bob Fosse (Sweet Charity), Gillian Lyn (Cats), Gower Champion (Hello Dolly), and a few more. There are 4 vocalists and 14 dancers on the ship—more than we have seen in a long time.

It was a good day—the seas are not too rough and there was sun!

Tomorrow is another sea day and unless something unusual comes up, I will probably not blog till Sunday.

TK’s Takes: He spent too much time in the sun today and it was very windy!

JK's Take: TK said he won't be my pool attendant at home. Darn!