December 13,2025
We slept in…well, we always sleep in…breakfast in our room, then I spent time on the treadmill and Tim headed to the Cove …
Thankfully no sign of the nose blowing/coughing guy…
Tim chatted with Gabriel after his late morning set in the Cove …more on that later…
Timmy was craving a hamburger…
I ordered mine with blue cheese…
Enormous burger…but I was up to the task…
Amarena and chocolate for Tim…amarena and salted caramel por moi…
I picked up an iced cappuccino on my way to the aft deck…so much more peaceful than the pool deck …and plentiful shade…
Did some laundry…yes, I know laundry is included…this is just so easy…I do, however send multiple linen items to be ironed every other day or so… that is TRUE luxury.
Afterwards I ran down to see Beate at the future cruise desk and we talked about 2027…I really did take those green bananas in Curaçao as a sign 😉
So I had to lean waaaaaay over the railing to find sunset…
Timmy suggested we watch it on our TV via the bridge camera …he’s so smart.
Ely Lee is a wonderful violinist…we enjoy listening to her. We arrived to the near empty Cove around 7:40 pm…what a difference a cruise makes…we have about 500-550 passengers …different counts from different folks…and we can always find a seat 😍
The Flair Duo offered a Country Dance at 8:30…it’s great that Crystal offers two types of entertainment most nights. We don’t make any of the 8:30 shows…hard to when we are walking into dinner around 8:00.
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Penne with pesto
Oxtail consommé with Wagyu and porcini gnocchi
Waldorf risotto with a sweet potato crisp
My broiled salmon
Nitish, Deniz, Rafael and Carmelo…
Among the perks of dining late…the ability to visit with the staff…and it’s just so much quieter.
James Fox…we love his Billy Joel tribute show…Uptown Girl always delights.
When Gabriel ended his morning stint in the Cove, he and Timmy discussed the guitar that Gabe made over many months…he offered to show it to Tim after the Galaxy show. It’s a beautiful instrument.
Sea days really are the best days. Thanks for following along 🩵🎸🎸🎸🩵
