18 days into the 111 day trip, we’ve settled in. Our wonderful cabin stewards, Febri and Putu, take care of the cabin, close by is the Neptune lounge with comfy seats and tempting snacks, the Lido Grill for quick dining is just one floor up, and the dining room three floors down. We’re at the back of the ship, so floating in the back pool is only a short flight of steps away.
Sea days are lovely. Too many port days in a row don’t give you time to digest what you’ve seen. A perfect cruise would have a sea day after each port. You can rest on sea days - or get busy. We’re taking drawing classes offered each sea day by the ship’s artist in residence, Ben Pack. We’ve tried to get into the twice-daily watercolor classes, but they’re always full. So far, we’ve taken 8 of 38 great Microsoft-sponsored Windows 10 classes.
We’ve floated, and spent time in the spa’s thermal suite, mostly sleeping on the heated ceramic lounges.
We’ve done a wine tasting, and a special Le Cirque Dinner in the ship’s Pinnacle Grill.
We also saw talks on coffee (neither of us drink coffee…) and Panama Canal rolls. During the voyage to Hawaii, we’re taking ukelele lessons. The ship has a large, modern library, sponsored by the New York Times, with 12 computers, games, puzzles, books and magazines.
There’s an arts & crafts project every afternoon. Yoga and tai chi, meditation, fitness classes, flower arranging, pickle ball, beginner and intermediate bridge, ping pong, guest speakers, shuffleboard, twice-daily trivia, cooking shows, blackjack, slots, and Texas hold ‘em tournaments, Spanish lessons, basketball, chess and scrabble, dance class, bingo. And entertainment options: movies, live performances, lounge singers, dancing. There’s something for everyone!
Sounds fabulous
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