St. Lucia. It's a tender port for this ship, and we decided not to go onshore with the heat and humidity outside. Instead, we decided to get up late and go for lunch again.
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RQS noted that this ship is frequented by a more educated clientele, more world traveled than the cruisers we have met when sailing other cruise lines. For example, on one of our recent Princess cruises, RQS met a man wearing a MAGA hat, and couldn't wait to get away from him. On a line most frequented by Americans, some people think that they can offend others by wearing political slogans and symbols that are divisive in nature. Contrast this with Cunard, where virtually all the people we have met are well educated and have enough social skills to be able to be polite with people who disagree with them.
At lunch, we were seated at a shared table with 3 other couples. All were well educated, and one gentleman (a former Republican mayor of a town in New Jersey) and I were having a pleasant point-counterpoint discussion of current affairs. Although we didn't agree with each other regarding America's current parallels with past history, we enjoyed learning from each other. Unlike many in the GOP, he is not a fan of the Orange Snowflake, and he understands the damage this man has done to our country. Too bad that I will be unable to keep contact with this gentleman after this cruise - I could learn a lot from him.
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At dinner, another couple from Scotland chatted us up. We enjoyed the chat, but found it hard to hear them with the noise reflected from the surfaces in the restaurant. Afterwards, we went to the ship's theater to see a performer, Katie Clarke, perform on the piano. She was good. But we had to leave before the show ended - neither of us could risk waiting for elevators tonight.
It was a nice day. But we know that days like this will end soon - the ship is now returning to New York with its cold weather. Hopefully, any snow left on my car will have melted by then.
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