My body is still functioning as if it were still in New York. I awoke around 6:00 am, and found that I had fallen asleep watching a movie last night. This was OK to me, as I was tired after roughly 4 miles of walking the day before.
Given that I was hungry when I woke up, I knew I wouldn't be ready in time to make it to the sit-down breakfast venues. So, I ended up going to the buffet, where the food was good, yet had a mass-produced feel about it. Hopefully, I'll get up early enough tomorrow to enjoy a breakfast in one of the main dining rooms.
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I didn't go straight back to my room after breakfast for some reason. Instead, I walked the ship a little, looking to see if there was a ship's library. (I didn't find one.) By the time I was done walking around, it was time for lunch - and I went to one of the sit-down restaurants and got a served meal. Sadly, I made one mistake: Instead of ordering the calamari as a small appetizer, I should have ordered a lunch sized portion. It was that good. While there, I met another couple, and we chatted about cruising for a while. I handed the woman information about the Hawaii cruise I took, as well as giving her the info on the travel blog in which I make monthly posts.
Once done with lunch, I went back to the room to freshen up and do some reading. Soon enough, 4:30 came around, and I prepared to look my prettiest for a formal night. I was very glad that I had all the accouterments with me to present myself as an elegant, but heavy set lady in her 60's. Realizing that my second specialty dinner reservation wasn't on the computer, I went down and got a reservation for 1 for 8:00 pm. And I'm glad I did, as the food was yummy. First was the Mussels Provinciale. Then came the "Three S's" - Scotch Salmon, Sea Scallops, and Shrimp. Although I was not too happy with dessert, it was not because it wasn't' good. Instead, I was simply not in the mood for this flavor combination. I'd have rather had only the ice cream that came with the dish.
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After dinner, I went to a show called "Rock Opera" in the main theater. Although the singers were fantastic, it was not an opera. It was opera trained musicians overdoing rock classics such as "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Sounds of Silence". Too much background dancing, too much amplification, and too much strength in their voices. There was no subtlety in the performance. Yet, I found my feet tapping for most of the songs being sung.
When I arrived at my room, I found a bouquet of flowers. Seems like my choice of the Princess Premier fare for this cruise gave me a willing raffle entry this trip. This T-Gal certainly enjoys the flowers in the room.....
