Today's post will be a short one. Not much of note happened. But I have resolved to find ways of taking more cruises as Marian, based on little things of note - such as only needing to show a cruise card in San Juan and St. Maarten. Over time, I will likely find more ports that I can visit as Marian without headaches from the local governments.
But first....
We finally made it to breakfast in the main dining room. And this time, we had better service than we had at brunch several days ago. This was an auspicious start to our day in St. Maarten.
Around 2 pm, we decided to take a walk off the ship. Although the temperature was in the 80's, if felt over 10 degrees warmer due to the humidity and the lack of shade. We found nothing of interest in the few gift shops we visited, and decided to go back to the ship in less than an hour.
Once back on the ship, we got some gelato to cool off, then sat down to rest and eat our gelato. I got into a chat with another cruiser, a lady who was very happy with MSC as a cruise line. We then got into "apartment life", talking about NYC rent stabilization and co-op apartments. It was a pleasant chat, but not one worth hanging out for more than 30 minutes.
About an hour later, we were again seated in the main dining room. The meal was enjoyable, but the Shrimp fra Diavolo lacked a certain punch. It was pleasant, but had no heat to talk about. At least, the cheesecake was pleasant and predictable.
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