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| That Yoda Guy on St. Maarten |
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Photos from the Anthem of the Seas
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| Two70 Lounge where David did sevreral talks |
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| Gun Hill Station lookout on Barbados |
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| Sail Away from Barbados |
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
BLOG THE THIRD
November 17, 2015
The Streak is over! No, the Pirates have not yet won a World Series – that is coming in 2016. Your favorite cruisers went to an event that was actually happening. We scheduled one and it took place. But it almost didn’t!
We scheduled the St. Kitts Scenic Railroad Tour. Our tickets told us to meet in the Royal Theater on board at 12:15. There were a half dozen or so of us there at 12:00, and the theater was closed and no Royal Caribbean person in sight. A crewman came by to take his lunch break, asked us if we needed help, and he stepped in. He called the excursion office and learned that we were supposed to be on the pier to meet our tour – in spite of what was printed on our tickets.
That was the only bump. The ride was a lot of fun. The scenery is gorgeous. The narrator was knowledgeable. And our hostess served an unlimited supply of complimentary drinks. We each had a virgin Pina Colada. Some of the riders took advantage of the word “complimentary” and loaded up on free booze.
The train ride hides nothing of the way many people live. Just two blocks from the main square, were houses in run-down condition. Out in the country side it was worse. In many places we saw houses that had pipes and posts sticking out of a flat roof. Those folks have run out of money to add a planned second story. They hope they will be able to finish some day. With the sugar industry closed down in 2005 and the planned restart not yet any where close to happening, we did not see very many economic opportunities – stores, shops, gas stations, but not much industry. They definitely depend on tourism to survive.
And speaking of gasoline, it is $5.75 per gallon.
You know by now that I found a wifi spot to post the second blog. May we be as successful tomorrow in St. Maarten.
We went to supper early, in the Chic, so we could get to the 7 p.m. outdoor movie. Tonight’s offering was “Minions.” What a funny movie! And we stayed through all the credits, singing “Mellow Yellow” with Donovan.
The movie got over in time for us to be only a few minutes late for “Name That Tune.” It was a recreation of an old game show, spiced up by the Royal Caribbean Singers and Dancers punctuating the songs. There were ten contestants on stage to start, and they worked down by stages to 2 and then the winner. We actually knew a few of the songs and hollered them out.
The message light was flashing on the phone when we got back to the room. My talk from Day 11 has been moved to Day 12. I now have two talks on Day 10 – back to back – and two talks on Day 12 with a two hour break in between – and that cuts into my nap time!
Well that’s all for now. If this doesn’t get up in St. Maarten, it will be posted from Edgewater.
TTFN
November 18, 2015
Yoda! We sought Yoda!
There is a shop/museum on St. Maarten called “That Yoda Guy.” Nick Maley assembled the original Yoda for Star Wars. That’s what he says, and he has a museum which he lets you see for free if you buy something from his shop for $40, or $10 each if you don’t buy anything. We wanted to see it last time we were here, never found it, but we made that our first stop today. There are a couple of models of Yoda that we posed with (they are in the free room), but saw nothing inviting about the museum, and left – it was small and you could see into several of the exhibits. Disappointed in the museum we were, but glad to find it we were.
Sometime ago we saw an episode of “American Pickers” where Mike and Frank met the guy who made Yoda for Star Wars, and he was in California, not St. Maarten. I guess he could have two places. I guess two guys could have worked on Yoda. Heck, maybe three. But Nick has a museum and we saw it. One item off the bucket list.
We only stayed out two hours, but enjoyed walking around on Front Street. We did not go to Back Street. Those, really, are the two streets in Philipsburg. And they are full of jewelry stores, t-shirt and other souvenir shops, and That Yoda Guy.
We did look in a store that sells bamboo sheets, pillow cases, under wear, socks, etc. We’ve heard Port Lecturers tell us how great they are, even softer than 1,000 count Egyptian Cotton, so we checked them out. They are soft. Don’t know if they are softer than said Egyptian Cotton. But they are expensive. $175 for queen sheets. Pillow cases extra. Shipping is free. We passed.
We had lunch back on board in the Two70, and supper in The Grande. We dressed in our formals for supper and had a good meal. Pasta Alfredo for me and Beef Tenderloin for Bonnie. The dessert was awesome: Volcanic Molten Chocolate Cake with vanilla ice cream. I want that again!
Well, here I am in Stateroom 10207, all alone. Bonnie went up to Deck 14 to sit under the stars and watch “Jurassic World” again. I am not a Jurassic fan, so I bid her adieu at the Royal Theater where we had enjoyed “Savannah Jack,” a five piece band from Nashville. One of the coolest parts of the show was where the audience hollered out the name of a performer and the band played a selection from that entertainer. I think I’ve been hanging out with Bonnie too long, because I think they just listen to the roar of the audience, pick out an entertainer who may or may not have been named, and do a prepared song. I mean, after Johnny Cash and Kenny Rogers, who hollers out “Prince!” But “someone” did, and we heard “Purple Rain.” It was good, regardless, and a top rated show for us.
Bonnie saw the movie as only Bonnie can. She got a seat theater side and watched the last half of the movie, stayed an hour and watched the first half of the movie. When the projection got to where she came in, she left.
And as I said, I am all alone writing this blog, so I can say whatever I want! Ha ha! Take that!
Okay.
Thinking.
I don’t know what to say!
As I think I told you earlier, I have two talks back to back tomorrow (1:30-2:15 and 3:00-3:45). So I’m going to say toodles, and do some rehearsing.
TTFN!
November 19, 2015
A busy day at sea. I had a talk at 1:30 and another one at 3:00. The morning was spent in rehearsal for “Philipsburg: Four Nation Escape,” and “Tempest in the Atlantic.” A last minute concert has been scheduled for tomorrow when I had been scheduled to do a talk, so I’ll have two on Saturday, and then it will be dry land.
Bonnie walked on the track on Deck 15 and the 40 miles an hour wind tried to blow her off the ship, she said. She did a mile in spite of the opposition.
We had supper in the Silk and asked for our new friend Gisele. It was a pleasant supper, and she entertained us with stories about vacationing with her boyfriend on another Royal Caribbean ship. They charge the workers $10 a day to sail on another RC vessel, which makes for a very great vacation (if they ask soon enough, and there is space available they get to stay in a regular guest cabin).
Then we went to the Two70 for a Virtual Symphony. Through impressive technology the American Philharmonic Orchestra was filmed and shown on the back window of the ship. The picture was very good and the sound was great – and the music was pieces we knew or had at least heard of: compositions by Aaron Copeland, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein and John Williams. It was strange applauding a movie screen, but most folks seemed to get into it.
I am tired. I worked hard today, so this is short, and I am off to bed.
TTFN
November 20, 2015
The highlight of our day was riding the Bumper Cars again. I missed her this time. There was a film crew on hand filming a commercial for Royal Caribbean. We were in our cars at 12:30. They weren’t going to start filming until 1:30, and by the time our ride was finished the end of the line was some where near 3:00, and thus we missed our chance at stardom.
I forgot to tell you last night, Bonnie ordered a garden salad. We’d each had them before and maybe more than once, but last night was the last night garden salad was on the menu. A supply of fresh fruits and vegetables was to have come on at Martinique and 2 of the 10 trailer loads never made it. Evidently the lettuce was on one of those trailers. Her salad was wilty spinach and lots of Parmesan cheese. Looked bad, tasted no better and she pushed it aside. Tonight someone sitting beside us ordered garden salad (it’s still printed, you just can’t have it) and Shenelle, our waitress, told the lady it wasn’t available anymore. The Captain explained, in his Captain’s Talk this afternoon, that the storage rooms on the ship are built for 7 day cruises, necessitating taking on supplies somewhere in a 12 day cruise. Ooops!
Bonnie wants you to know that she walked a mile. I did not.
We sat in the show tonight (“The Gift” – a special production written just for Royal Caribbean about a man who loses his wife and his way in life and finds it again in time to save his children from a similar fate – good show) beside of a couple from Georgia. From Atlanta, Georgia. From Canton, Georgia. Where Bonnie’s best friend, Karen Utsch, lives. And the couple’s nephew married Robert Symms’ daughter (Robert was a friend of ours – and of many, many people). Now that’s one for the small world department.
The ship sets its clocks back one hour tonight as we head back to Bayonne, so we can play one hour longer before turning in, or just turn in and get an extra hour of sleep. Guess which one we chose!
Last day at sea tomorrow with yours truly doing two talks.
TTFN
November 23, 2015
I will post pictures tomorrow.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
BLOG THE SECOND
November 14, 2015
Well, where were we? Oh yes. Roberto Clemente’s home town. And I wore my Clemente shirt ashore and received several kind remarks in remembrance of “The Great One.” Our Puerto Rican excursion lasted long enough to walk to CVS and pick up a few things, then two blocks to a little place we found last time that sells Snickers Ice Cream Bars, and then back to the ship. We might have been out 40 minutes.
The night before we stood in line for standing in line tickets to the worst show we’ve ever seen. Did I tell you that? Raise your hand if I did.
Last night we went to a show called “We Will Rock You.” Did Queen do that song? My rockology is lacking, but I think they did. I know they did “Flash! Ah ah! Savior of the Universe!” The show was set on iPlanet. Everything was controlled by Globalsoft. And rock and roll was history. Gone. Vanished. Fineto. A small group of malcontents called the Bohemians longed for the days of live music and were in search of “The Axe” and several other memorabilia. A decent show was made a super show by the incredible voices of the female and male leads. Just incredible! Did I say, “Incredible”?
Tonight at supper in the Silk we sat beside a couple who had reservations for “Spectra” (see paragraph two above). They asked us how we liked it, after they told us they walked out of “We Will Rock You.” I said, “Well, if every other show we see on board for the rest of this cruise is low down lousy and stinking, they will still rank higher than ‘Spectra.’” We discussed the merits or lack thereof of the two shows and they went off to catch “Spectra.” I hope we see them again to learn what they thought. They left with low expectations to be sure, so anything will be an improvement.
For the first time while cruising I was served something I did not like and did not eat. It was an Oriental something – supposed to be schezhuan, but it was sadly lacking. I ate two bites and pushed it aside. Bonnie liked both of her appetizers, but not her main course. I was one out of two on the appetizers and did like the main course. We both like dessert. I had a Ginger Chocolate Cake with vanilla ice cream, and Bonnie got her favorite trio – vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. Still not a serving of Creme Brulee in sight!
Tonight’s show was entertainer Finis Henderson – a musical impressionist. He did Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Sammy Davis, Jr., Johnny Cash, Johnny Matthais, Stevie Wonder, Roy Orbison, Ray Charles, Elvis, the Beatles (all four of them) and the Bee Gees. Bonnie says he did Nat King Cole, but I think it was someone else I can’t remember. Regardless, it was a great show.
Back to the Silk. One of our waiters tonight was Gisel, a sweet young lady from Brazil. She waited on us at breakfast a couple days ago. That morning I asked her how many contracts she had done and she said this was her second. Her first was sailing on a Disney ship. She told us about coming off work one night and walking down the main corridor which they the I-95 Corridor, and coming towards her was Mickey Mouse. She was startled to see him there and he reacted by coming over to her and giving her a hug. She was still glowing when she told her roommate and got teased for it. She told us that it was so special because he stopped and hugged her and she was “just a crewman.” Bonnie and I commented later that Mickey was just a crewman, too, but he made her night! Gisel asked us to ask to be seated at her table when we come back to Silk.
Today we booked the North Star for one afternoon next week. That’s the big arm that swings around in a circle and takes you out over the ocean. Bonnie said she’d do it, so listen for the sounds of discomfort.
And I booked a session on the iFlight (I think that’s the name) – the Anthem’s on board, enclosed sky diving booth. I will have my personal photographer record the event for you.
Tomorrow we meet Sarah ashore in Barbados and do a tour with her. Then it is three more islands in a row: Martinique, St. Kitts, and St. Maarten. I hope to find wireless some place or else this will be posted in about a week.
TTFN!
November 15, 2015
Our friend Sarah was in the office today trying to get ready for the tourist season, so her head guide, Quamby, met us. We have gone out with Quamby before, and set out to first see the Jewish Synagogue and Museum. The Synagogue on Barbados is the oldest in the Western Hemisphere. You know that the Jewish Sabbath is Saturday, so you would expect the Synagogue to be open on Sunday. We did, too. It was not.
We drove to Oistens, the fishing village that each Friday hosts a fish fry, and each Monday after Easter hosts a fish boning contest. We saw the brother of the man who won this year’s event, but the winner was not at the market. I guess that’s the prize for winning – Sunday off. Quamby took us to Surfer’s Point, a beautiful spot with great blue water and crashing waves and four fishermen plus a group of wind surfers, more like kite flyers – my photographs would have been good if my lens had been clean. Rule number one – be sure your lens is clean. Argghhh!
Bonnie collected some beautiful sea shells. When we got back to our stateroom, she discovered one of them had a creature in it. The creature would not relinquish his home, so we flushed him down the toilet (why is it never flushed up the toilet?). In so disposing of the indigenous life form, I am sure we violated some law. Please keep it a secret.
We went to Sudberry Plantation and then to Gun Hill Point. The plantation we’ve seen before, but Gun Hill Point was a new stop. In the days before electronic communication, 5 signal towers were built on the 5 highest places on Barbados so warning signals and other news could be transmitted around the island.
The Lord willing we will be back on Barbados on December 15th. We talked to Sarah on the phone and she is planning a trip for us. One stop will be North Point – one of the most beautiful spots on the island. Depending on the tides, we may go into Sea Flower Cave. We will definitely have lunch there.
Back on board we had pizza for lunch, then took the required afternoon naps. We watched the sail away from Deck 14 and then went to Devinly Decadence for supper. This was my first and last time there. Bonnie said she could go again. I ordered crab cakes and filet mignon. The crab cakes were fair and my medium steak came out Amy’d – sanctified, burnt, over well done. The manager came by with that smile all restaurant managers display and asked if we were enjoying our supper. I said, “No!” (Michael and Matthew do you remember, “It’s cold. It’s cold!”?). He apologized profusely and brought me another steak. It was good. But the damage was done.
The show tonight was an in house production featuring the ship’s singers and orchestra. Because we got out of dinner early we made the first show, and now will turn in for an early evening before getting ready to explore Martinique tomorrow.
TTFN
November 16, 2015
The best laid plans of mice and men oft times go astray. We take that as an axiom. But two days in a row?
We set off to see St. Louis Cathedral, but walked right past it – it was cleverly disguised, wrapped in construction netting. By the time we found the cathedral, it was 11:45. It closed at 11:30.
We walked on to the Musee d’Archeologie Precolombienne and found it with no trouble. But the Museum of Pre-Columbian Archeology doesn’t open on Monday until 1 p.m. It was 11:30.
We walked over to see Fort de France. We saw the outside of it, but the inside is closed until December 15 for renovations.
Maybe one of our next trips will bring us back and we can see what we missed.
The flag at the Fort is flying at half mast in honor of those killed in Paris in the recent terrorist attacks. There is also a French warship in the harbor. Mr. President, if that was the work of the Junior Varsity, you had better hope you never face their First Team!
So we walked back to McDonald’s and had Snickers McFlurrys. Dairy Queen, you have no competition. Your Blizzard exceeds the McFlurry by leaps and bounds. But we have Euros left from our trip to Rome, so we spent some with Ronald and picked up a few souvenirs, paying in the local currency.
While walking around on Martinique today I worked on my farmer’s tan. My neck and shoulders, where they stuck out of my t-shirt are bright red. There is a spot of red on my arms as well. I’d tell you that tomorrow I’ll grease up with SPF 3,795, but we didn’t bring any.
Tonight at supper in the American Icon we sat beside a couple of Diamond Members – meaning they have sailed almost as much as Christopher Columbus. But they were jovial and made for a pleasant evening. He is a travel agent, and he is not thrilled with the Anthem of the Seas. I encouraged him by asking, “Really? What don’t you like?” He allowed as how he had a list of 50 items, but would only bore me with the first 10. His long-suffering wife just shook her head.
The list? Ah, let’s see. I will only bore you with his first three. He doesn’t like the food. They are Diamond Members after all and entitled to a free glass of wine each evening, but each evening he has to pay for it and then go to guest services to get a credit for his free glass of wine. Second, other than the comedian, he hasn’t liked a single show. We shared his opinion of “Spectra” (as noted earlier). Third, he doesn’t like his room. His wife uses a wheel chair and the bed is by the balcony, not by the bathroom.
We passed them on our way into tonight’s show – Aerialists Donovan and Rebecca – as they were leaving the first performance. He pronounced it good. I agreed with him. Bonnie did not. Check them out on YouTube. Incredible acrobats!
For supper tonight, Bonnie finally had spaghetti. She said it tasted like Ragu, but it was spaghetti. I had baked scallops with asparagus, and I enjoyed it very much. It did not taste like Ragu.
This afternoon we rode the North Star, a boom with a glass enclosed passenger cab attached. It takes you 300 feet off the surface of the ocean (150 feet off the pool deck) and then rotates you 75 degrees to port and then 75 degrees to starboard and then back to the center. Fantastic views. We are going to try to get reservations to do it again at another stop, or even at a day at sea.
And we stood in the que for bumper cars. My traveling companion pronounced it great fun and wants to do it again. We stood in line for about 20 minutes to ride for 4 minutes, but it was great fun. I rammed her twice, and missed once. She bumped me once, and prided herself that I was her only hit, remaining unmaimed for the duration of the ride.
We also qued up to get two free charms of the ship. We were subjected to a sales pitch by the sales staff at the port shopping office to get the free charms, but we got them without agreeing to buy anything. When you’ve worked at Taber’s: Your jeweler with the 100 day money back guarantee, you can fend off any salesman’s stiff arm (some of you will remember the car salesman who jumped in front of Mahettabelle and wouldn’t move – it was not even a contest – Mahettabelle won).
Tomorrow we take a Scenic Train Ride in St. Kitts. Hopefully I can find WiFi in the morning (our tour is at 12:30) and post this.
TTFN
Friday, November 13, 2015
BLOG THE FIRST
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| Stateroom 10207 with virtual balacony |
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| Looking towards the door |
November 10, 2015
It rained all day, but that was the worst of the day. No delays on the road. Waited maybe 10 minutes for the shuttle from the parking lot to the port and we were on board by 11:30 and in our stateroom by 12:30, with our luggage waiting outside our door.
This is the maiden voyage of the Anthem of the Seas from its American port. The ship launched in April and sailed in Europe until coming here last week. They did 3 two day cruises with travel agents on board, and we are the first “real” passengers.
Our state room is, of course, and inside passenger cabin, but there is a new feature on this class of ship – virtual balconies. It is a Sharp TV monitor that goes from floor to ceiling and about 4 feet wide. A TV camera shows what is going on on that side of the ship, and it even picks up the roll of the ship. We just watched the sunset from the comfort of our stateroom.
I met the assistant cruise director to get my schedule, and it is a crazy one. We have two days at sea and reach San Juan on Friday afternoon. I have a talk tomorrow and none on the next sea day with one before we dock Friday. Then my talks start back up the day we sail for home – with three sea days and four talks. Not sure why they skipped tomorrow, but it is their ship, and they can do what they want, I reckon.
We had dinner in the Silk Restaurant – an oriental eatery. One of us enjoyed the food. One of us said it wasn’t very tasty. I will give you more about our dining experience tomorrow after we reserve our seatings.
There do not seem to be as many places to just sit and relax as we’ve had on other ships, but we’ve found one that may be our hangout. The only problem is, it’s Scandinavian furniture, and those folks must be short. The cushions are only 18 inches off the floor. We plop into them and then struggle out. Maybe there are some places we haven’t discovered.
The opening show was “Beatle Maniacs” – a Beatles tribute band that was excellent. Bonnie and I agreed that it was the best opening show we’ve seen. Here’s hoping for more of the same.
And now to bed (every one repeat the rhyme, please).
November 11, 2015
We had breakfast in the American Icon restaurant. We were at a table for two in a section of four tables for two. The folks beside of us are a retired Mennonite pastor and his wife. We swapped war stories. It was an enjoyable breakfast. Although ... the service was very spotted (and it was the same last night at supper). Someone brought me coffee and served us rolls, but no one gave us menus. Then someone took our order, but no one asked if wanted breakfast juices. We got our food in widely scattered spurts, but it all came – eventually – and it was tasty.
Next we made reservations for supper for the rest of the cruise. There are four main complimentary restaurants, each with a different theme. Last night, as I said last night, was Silk. Tonight we are going to American Icon. Thursday will be Chic, and Friday is The Grande. There is another one called “Devinly Decadance” that was featured on America’s Greatest Loser. We are doing that one only once. I will report nightly on the cuisine.
This ship does not have traditional dining arrangements. You must reserve your seating for every evening meal. There is a computerized program that helps you do it from any where on board, including your stateroom, but someone had entered times and restaurants for us – all late times – and the system wouldn’t let us change. A young hostess named Joann worked it out for us and we will rotate through the restaurants at 6 p.m. each evening. There is no formal night on the Anthem, but the dress code for the Grande is formal, so we will wear our best big and tucker on those nights.
Then we made arrangements for the three special shows that they have, working around our dining arrangements. These are evidently quite spectacular and booked into smaller venues, hence the need for reservations. Our first one is Friday at 9 p.m. and it is called “We Will Rock You.” I’ll let you know.
We had lunch at the Café Two70. They serve a variety of sandwiches, soups and salads, and you may sit in a large deck area that encompasses the entire stern of the ship, and is 3 decks high. The rear walls are glass – giving a beautiful view of the sea and where you’ve been. I will have three of my talks there – don’t know how that will work, but I guess they do.
We explored Decks 4 and 5, checking out the various shops and restaurants along the way. The shops seem very high end, and the restaurants run from complimentary to a la carte. We haven’t yet found the bumper cars or the sky diving venues, but since I don’t have a talk tomorrow we will check those out as well.
One disappointment. We tried to reserve an excursion on the St. Kitts Railroad, but both times are booked up. We got on a waiting list – 3 couples ahead of us – but we are not hopeful. It is perhaps the most popular excursion on this cruise. At $100 a person, it better be good (and I researched it for my St. Kitts talk, so we’ll get a little flavor even if we don’t get on the train). Toot! Toot!
My first talk today was in the Royal Theater and was attended by about 150 folks. And glory be! The ship’s projector talks to my new laptop! I added a new video to the San Juan talk that I think went very well, and Bonnie and I agree that another video needs shortened. I think I am going to redo that section altogether – it is about El Yunque National Park – the only rain forest in the U.S. National Forestry Department (I’d like to see it. We won’t make it on this cruise, but maybe we in January).
November 12, 2015
So ...
Do you wanna build a snow man?
At 10 a.m. this morning your favorite cruisers went to see “Frozen” in 3D in the Royal Theater. Very enjoyable. The Mickey Mouse cartoon which began the program had my cruising partner in stitches, laughing out loud, and stamping her feet. She did all of that, and the cartoon was very good, but she had taken 4 oxycodone pills by the time we had reached the theater (her back had gone out, and needed a strong does of drugs – she is much improved this evening, and back to being sober as well).
We took our lunch from Café Two70 and went into the Two70 lounge to enjoy potato and leek soup and a variety of sandwiches, followed by a brownie for her and a strawberry scone for me. Very good indeed.
Bonnie went to a jewelry making class and completed a bracelet and a necklace. They are very nice. A young man from England, Daniel, led the class, and we talked to him later and he told us about upcoming classes which she will take.
Dinner was at the Chic, and the usual confusion ensued – these people really need to work on service in their four complimentary restaurants! We were on the que on time for our 6 p.m. seating, and were directed to follow Jose to table 225. We followed him to table 226, because someone was already seated at 225. The meal was good – prime rib for her, onion crusted chicken breast for me – but service was once again spotty. Nevertheless we got everything we ordered and enjoyed a companionable evening with the folks at 225 and 227 – only our second opportunity to fellowship at a meal (and that is one of the really fun parts about cruising).
Then we stood on line to see if stand by seats were available for “Spectra Cabaret,” one of three shows for which you must make reservations. Our reservation for Spectra was tomorrow night at 6:30, and our dinner reservations are at 6, so we weren’t going to make one, and we decided we’d rather eat. About an hour before show time we went to the theater to see if there were seats available and after standing in line for 45 minutes we learned (sadly, it turns out) there were seats available. Sadly, because we were very disappointed in the show – we later said, the reason you have to make reservations is so you’ll think it is good, otherwise folks won’t come. We set in the privileged section because there weren’t enough of the “which of which there is no whicher” in attendance. The show was loud and disjointed and I napped through much of it. No matter what the remaining shows produce, they will rank higher in our estimation than “Spectra Cabaret.”
When we got back to our stateroom we learned that we had gone to the front of another stand by line – this one to get shore excursion tickets to ride the St. Kitts Railroad. When we tried first, we were told it was sold out, but we asked to be put on standby. Imagine my surprise when I picked up the tickets and learned that we had received two tickets for the 8:30 excursion and two tickets for the 12:30 excursion! So I toodled off to Customer Service where someone who had worked at Chick Fil A told us it would his pleasure to make the correction. I forget what day is St. Kitts, but this is our only booked excursion for this cruise – and from all we’ve learned, it will be a good afternoon.
And now to bed. Hopefully I’ll get this posted tomorrow. What I have written, I have written.
TTFN!
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