Sea Day 10/24

The first of our two sea days, so much to do and so little time to do everything.

Musical Cue:  "Go, You Chicken Fat, Go"

I was up early, headed to the Fitness Center.  I am by no means the athletic type, but I've recently discovered a love of physical activity.  Yes, I will admit it, I  am a "Planet Fitness" member. The ship's gym uses "Life Fitness" equipment, just like my gym -- except for the fact that everything was batttleship gray instead of garish purple, and the view from my treadmill made me think I was "king of the world", I could have been at home and in my Planet Fitness club.

Afterwards the Pirate King and I wanted to have breakfast in the main dining room, but the line was way too long.  The only time we couldn't do something because of crowds.  We wound up in Windjammer instead.

Musical Cue:  Vanilla Ice, "Ice, Ice Baby"

Unique to Royal Caribbean is the ice rink located on deck 3.  We decided to take in the ice show,  FYI, when they tell you to bundle up, believe them -- it's cold down there.  I'm a casual fan of competitive figure skating, and I really enjoyed the show.  I was especially interested in the Japanese skater, he was very graceful -- though he made two or three errors coming out of his jumps.

Musical Cue: R.E.M., "Nightswimming"

Or rather, afternoon in the Solarium.  The Pirate King headed straight for the hot tub.  I chose the pool.  And though several people were sitting on the side, with their feet in the water, I was the only one actually swimming.  So even though the pool is small, I was able to do laps.  (And play with my new Fitbit, the Flex 2, their only waterproof model.)  Pity that this was the only time I got to swim during the cruise.

Musical Cue:  Duke Ellington, "Cocktails for Two"

Why does Formal Night always make me feel so sophisticated?  Yes, we dress for dinner.  Made it our business to be on the Promenade to be presented to the Captain and to hear his welcome speech.

Great dinner -- we both had lobster bisque.  The Pirate King ordered a steak, I had roasted chicken, and we finished with cheesecake.

Great entertainment that evening.  We saw the Broadway show, featuring a live orchestra, singers and dancers.  We're both Broadeay fans, and knew all of the music in tonight's shoow.  Later, the comedian, John Knight, did his "adult" show Other than some adlt language, his late night show wasn't much different that his family-friendly show.  both were enjoyable.




Musical cue:  Madonna, "Lucky Star"

We ended out evening stargazing on our balcony.  And yes...those lihts on the horizon....that was another ship...