Friday, October 3, 2025

Day 4 - At Sea

 I got up at 6 and dressed for breakfast. After breakfast, I returned to the cabin and at 8, I went to pick-up the daily crossword and the USA Today summary from the library. At 9, I went up to the atrium for the walk-a-mile. 3.5 laps is a mile and I did 4 laps before going to the cabin to shower before my deep tissue massage at 11. The massage was painful at times, but when it was over, I felt great. I also opted for the eye treatment. Afterward, I went to the Lido Market for a salad. I returned to the cabin to work on the crossword and at 2, I went to the Crow's Nest to watch the final hula lesson before the guest show. Back at the cabin, I found my gifts from Castaways Travel consisting of a tote bag, a notebook with pen, a Castaways pin, a 25 ounce stainless steel water bottle and a luggage tag. At 4, I went up to watch the team trivia and I wouldn't be a very good team member as I only knew less than half of the answers. I returned to the cabin to get ready for dinner. I ended up at a table for 8 with 7 people I didn't know before. After dinner, I went to the World Stage to see Dave Konig's comedy show. It was hilarious. He was in Mrs. Mazel and other shows as well as having HBO specials. I went to the photo shop and picked up my Iris Photo. I returned to the cabin and updated the blog and went to bed at 9:30.


 
The Hula lesson
 

My gift bag from Castaways Travel



 

My Iris Photo

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Day 3 - At Sea

 I got up at 6:30 after gaining an hour, dressed and went to breakfast.  I picked up the daily crossword and the USA Today summary and took them back to the cabin. At 9, I went the the Coffee with Claire (the cruise director) where she interviewed the Hawaiian guest speaker. It was very interesting. I stopped by the photo shop to pick-up my Iris photo, but it was not yet ready and they said it would be delivered to my cabin. At 10, I attended the port  talk for Kona and Honolulu. At 11, I went to the Crow's Nest to watch the many people learning how to play the ukulele. I went to lunch at 12 and had a salad and went back to the cabin to work the crossword.  At 1:50, I went to a complimentary wine tasting where we tasted 4 wines.  At 4, I went to watch team trivia and had a drink. I returned to the cabin to get ready for dinner and I ended up sharing a table with one couple from the night before and 5 others. After dinner, I went to the singles and solos meeting in the Crow's Nest and Dario, the entertainment coordinator and I were the only ones there. He gifted me a free drink even though I have the Have It All package and we chatted while waiting to see if anyone else showed up. He had to leave for other duties and I moved to the bar to finish my drink. I returned to the cabin and read for a while before going to bed.