When it's a sea day, this is the view one expects from a balcony cabin. Of course, when you're above the Arctic Circle, you can get this view for days at a time. However, we're sailing south, and we will soon enter the region where the sun sets every night - at earlier and earlier times each day.
This sea day was uneventful. For the most part we rested, listened to the music from the main atrium and watched TV in our room. Yet, we made one important decision: We decided to book an Alaskan Inside Passage Cruise for next year. So we walked over to the future cruise desk and chatted with one of its staff members. He presented us with a deal, that allowed us to get the line's concierge service, credit that would be used for payment of the cruise, and access to other deals (such as volume discounts from hotels with whom Princess does business) that would be unavailable if we booked the Alaskan cruise through our travel agent. Although we don't know if this deal will be worth it, it looks like it should be a good bargain, as we will be taking our cruise within the 2-year window for the deal.
Later on, it was dinner at the ship's specialty seafood restaurant. Our original plan was to watch a show in the ship's theater, then mosey to the restaurant around 9:00 pm. However, there were no available seats in the theater, so we went to see if they could accommodate us at the restaurant. This time, we had a better dining experience because the music from the atrium was not disturbing. My starter was a pleasant Cioppino. It was tasty, but not as good as those I've had in the SF Bay area. Next was a dish they called a Concerto, basically seafood over pasta with a light red sauce. This was yummy, and as good as any I've had in NYC's better Italian restaurants.
As you can guess, by the time we finished our dinner, we were not in the mood for anything other than bed....
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