DAY 22 DAY 11 SERENITY

A SEA DAY ON THE WAY TO Cabo San Lucas

​These  are the dinner menus at Waterside.

Once in awhile we have dinner in the room and make it a movie night and this is precisely what we did last evening.   Butler Rao organized everything.   

Last night  was also the White Night Extravaganza and the Crystal Plaza was decorated with white night in mind

And drum roll please.  The good news is before we  went to sleep we turned the clock back one  hour.  Yes.  LOL.

Today was a great day  as  we had a full day at sea.

It began with our regular routine.  Let's hold for one second.  When we sail on one 12 day cruise there we don't  have many  regular days.  However, on a long cruise  just like when you are at  home some of the  things we do have  a routine.

Well,  even the  routine had a twist.  Keith arrived to the Fitness Center an hour before the class.   He started to ride  listening to his playlist.  A fellow guest came  up  to him and asked if she could join him in a  ride  as it is more challenging to spin with one or more people so Keith led her in an unofficial class.   By  the time the real class began he had a tough workout.  The  cycling class had four guests including  Keith and it was more challenging than most of the ones  Keith has taken  on the  ship. So two consecutive  workouts.   Shortly after the workout Keith played Paddle Tennis  with  some  very nice people.  One of  them asked Keith when they first played if he was the Tennis Pro.  Now this  was before they  played.  LOL.   But that made Keith’s  day.   Then when open play  started  at 11:00 AM right before the next game a  different guest asked Keith if he was the Fitness Director.  A second one to make Keith’s day.  This hasn’t happened for three years when it happed at the Fitness  Center.  Probably between the hat and sun glasses they  couldn’t tell Keith’s age.   LOL.

Since today was a sea day there was lots on the schedule.  We won't  go  through it all as it  would fill several pages.

There were three lectures which included a talk by Destination Lecture Ian  MacLachla  about the Mexican Riviera  and Rao San Lucas our next port of call.  Jim Brochu did a talk  about Joan  Crawford  and addressed some of the myths about her.  In the afternoon  Bob Ray covered singers who made the transition from the megaphone to a microphone.  There were lots of  singers to cover.

For food lovers there  was  the Grand Gala Buffet which is held on selected cruises and  features an array of appetizers, entrees and desserts.  We call it a work of art.    Also want to note it takes  team effort to prepare and service  this buffet.  It includes many  members from Waterside including those in the galley, sommelier’s, and the  waitstaff.  At  least three head waiters were involved with the table and dish setup along with lots of senior waiters and waiters.
We chose to have a lighter lunch at Marketplace.  When we arrived we said how happy we were to be at the Marketplace Grand Gala Buffet.  LOL.  

The afternoon included Paddle Tennis for Keith and a nice walk  for  Anne Marie.  While Anne Marie sat out near the pool Keith met up with dear friend Bob.  We guess you can call this  a routine.  LOL.

This is the daily reflections program.

​Life  is good.

Cheers,

​Anne  Marie & Keith