The started without us waking up for breakfast. In fact, we woke up late enough for our room steward to skip making up the room. That was OK for us, as we both needed our sleep.
When we finally got up and dressed, it was off to the MDR for lunch. Today, I chose the Conch Fritters, the Linguini in Clam sauce, and Lemon Sorbet. This time, I feel I made perfect choices. The fritters were tasty, the perfect amount of clam sauce was sticking to the pasta, and the sorbet was a great follow up to the meal. One problem - service was very slow, and I felt a little naked with the waiters holding on to my cruise card for as long as they did. (Why couldn't they capture charging information while at the table, so that one doesn't need to surrender the card needed to get back into one's cabin?) At least, I had my card back along with my sodas by the time the main course came.
Next, it was off to the theater where we saw Lucien Fuller perform his juggling act. My feelings about this show are mixed. He is a good juggler, but his patter went on way too long. But then, how many things can you juggle on a cruise whip without taking any real risks to one's self or others?
Later on, it was back to the theater to see Ken Boyd again. This time, he was funnier than before, and made jokes with clean racial humor. To give an example that most of my readers would understand, he was joking that all groups had a "call and response" group of phrases that everyone knew. First, he mentioned a couple of Black call and responses which came out of the African-American churches. And then he gave a White example by saying "Sweet Caroline", with the audience responding "Bam, Bam, Bam." It was a funny and tasteful routine which left us wanting more.
