So I spent an hour reading and then met up with Grant and had lunch at the grill by the pool. After we ate, we went up to a sun deck that is four levels above the Neptune Pool, but you can easily see the pool there. We read for a while, and then watched Part 1 of the Survival challenge - a cool game that had trivia and then challenges like Survivor.
After that game was over (well, part 1 - part 2 is tomorrow…) we went to the promenade deck, which is way cool - old liner style, where you can hang out on deck chairs and look out - we could see the land from our ship. It was very quiet, with just the sound of rushing water and the occasional passer by.
Tonight was formal night. We had dinner in the Pacific Moon dining room tonight at 5:30. The host liked our last name, and gave us a great table for two by a window. They gave us all New Year’s hats or tiaras. Our waiters, Domingo and Patel, where very nice.
One of the entrees offered was a flaky pus pastry with swiss cheese fondue. Grant and I split that entrée as an appetizer because it sounded so good. (And it was!!!) I also had lentil soup while Grant had fois gras, we both had salads (Grant’s was caser and mine was baby greens with asparagus and artichoke.) My entrée was shrimp in lobster sauce and Grant roasted guinea fowl. For dessert I had a raspberry chocolate soufflé and Grant had a mouse cake… delicious.
After dinner, we went to get seats for the show. Tonight’s show was called “Piano Man,” and featured songs by Barry Manilow, Billy Joel, Elton John, Neil Sedaka, and Liberace. Sound familiar? We saw a show on the Radiance of the Seas called Piano Man starring music from the same guys - but the show was different!!! It was a great show. We were thinking it might be the same show, but it wasn’t. and they did a wonderful job!!!
After dinner, we went to take some formal pictures. I hope some turned out good because I borrowed Katherine’s dress and it looked beautiful!!! (I know because I little girl walked by and said to her mom, “that lady looks really pretty…” and her mom looked at me and smiled. Way cool….)
Speaking of little girls, I forgot to mention - this ship has two main types of people - families with children or old folks. There aren’t a lot of people are age at all - few honeymooners - it is very interesting… most cruises we’re on, there’s a pretty good mix, but here, well, its nuts - yes, technically, a lot of parents are our age, but these are older parents, with older kids - not a whole lot of 20 somethings.
After our photos, we went to the Explorer’s Lounge and watched a hypnotist who was pretty funny, and then made a mad dash to the second level of the atrium where we were lucky enough to snag a small section of balcony where Grant and I could watch all of the action for New Years. The band played live music leading right up to midnight (by the way, we are one hour ahead of LA - on Mountain Time) while balloons bounced, horns squeaked, streamers flew and people screamed. At midnight, we counted down with a thousand other people as hundreds of balloons fell from the net at the top of the atrium, and the live band played “should old acquaintance be forgot…”…and I kissed my husband… way cool.
After the balloon drop, we took a quick cruise around the ship to check out the other hot spots - we definitely picked the best spot to be - and then got our midnight snack (actually our third meal of the day since we had only eaten lunch at 11:30 and dinner at 5:30 - )
Now I am back, typing, and I am going to go post this now!!!
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