2012 Caribbean Cruise Day 2

What a great day! After a good night's sleep, we woke up to a mostly sunny day with temperatures in the high 70's. This would be a day at sea so there was no rush to get ready to go somewhere.


We finally got dressed for the day and went to breakfast. We found a table by the window and had a gorgeous view. The selection of food was overwhelming, but we did finally decide on what we wanted. I had thought about getting an omelet, but the line was too long. They had everything from biscuits and gravy to steak and eggs. The fruit and pastry selections were also great. We could have sat in the dining room and just enjoyed the view, but decided to tour the ship.


We couldn't get over how beautiful the water was. The sun sure brought out the color of the water and it was this way most of the day. We took a few pictures, but not as many as we should have. We went back to the center of the ship where the glass elevators were. One set of elevators faced the Centrum (an open area that covered probably 8 decks) and the other faced the ocean. You had a great view either way.

Throughout the cruise in the afternoon and night there were bands playing on the first level of the Centrum. The design of the Centrum allowed the music to travel through all levels of the Centrum and you could sit on different levels and watch the band/people on the lowest level. We quickly discovered that it was too crowded on the lowest level so we usually sat on the second level.

The ship was well designed and had a lot for the teenagers to do--water slides, rock climbing walls, basketball courts, miniture golf, video game rooms and many more activities. Linda and I did play a few games of shuffle board, but after the tour of the ship, we found lounge chairs and sat on the deck and read our books. It sure made for a restful day and we thoroughly enjoyed doing "nothing" for the rest of the day. We get so wrapped up in our volunteer activities that we very seldom have time to sit back, relax and enjoy each other's company.

We had a great day and a very enjoyable dinner. This was a formal night so everyone was supposed to dress up. However, there are a few in every crowd that will ignore the rules and come as they are. The food was great and our companions for dinner were interesting as usual. Good food and great conversation--it doesn't get any better than that.

After dinner we went to the theater to watch the nights entertainment which was the ship's singers and dancers putting on the show. We enjoyed the performance and then went to one of the lounges to listen to the music. A perfect end to a very enjoyable day.