I got up at the new 6:40 and didn't feel a day over 83. I dressed and went to breakfast at 7:30. After breakfast, I found 2 birthday cards, one from Tom Mullen and one from Cruise Specialists. I went down to pick up the crossword in the library but today's puzzle was not out yet so I returned to the cabin. Later, I went back to the library as my cabin attendants serviced my cabin and picked up the crossword. When I returned to the cabin, I found that Abdul and Fernando had built me a birthday display of towels with a couple of Stroopwafel caramels. I worked the crossword and got ready for the Cruise Specialists cocktail party at 12:30. When I got to the cocktail party, Tom wished me a happy birthday and I sat with a couple from Canada in Ontario near the Michigan border. A woman and a couple joined us and the discussion was taken over by them. I had a couple of drinks and left at 1:15 and went back to the cabin, Later, a delivery of a cupcake and a birthday card from Captain Werner Timmers and the crew arrived. It was delicious and I ate it all. I read for a while and then took a nap for about an hour and then read some more. I cleaned up and got ready for dinner and possibly the Great Gatsby Night. I went to dinner at 7 and had a table for 2 by myself. I decided to splurge and had the escargot, the halibut by Morimoto for an additional $25 and the cherry tart for dessert with coffee. After dinner, I went to the Billboard Onboard for a drink during the music trivia and returned to the cabin at 9 before the Great Gatsby party started at 9:30. We set the clocks back another hour. I had another towel animal tonight. I went to bed and read for a while before I went to sleep.
