THEY BROKE OUR SHIP

September 21, 2019


It’s made Google News and YouTube.  They broke our ship.  As the Fantasy was coming through the old locks on our way to the Atlantic Ocean, the ship was not under power, but was instead being pulled by the “mules” – locomotives that are attached by cable to the ship.  In the last section of the lock, they pulled the ship against the side, doing damage on Decks 9 and 10 aft, specifically to the “Serenity” lounge  – chairs, pool, hot tubs that are adults only.  The safety of the vessel was not impeded in any fashion.  The Serenity is closed for repairs.

We did not do a tour in Limon today.  The first time we were here we did a Bus, Train and Boat Excursion that was fun, but today we just walked out into the city and strolled around in some intense heat.  Even I was hot.  We walked to the Roman Catholic Cathedral that you’ve already seen in my emails, peeked into a store that looked like it sold yarn, but was instead a vendor of cloth and ribbons, and then into a general store that had a Spanish Monopoly game (we did not buy it).  We picked up two souvenirs out in town and then browsed through the tourist trap stalls just off the ship, coming back into the air conditioned ship for lunch and rest.

We played two Trivia games.  One on Alaska where we got 7 answers right and the winner had 12.  The other was history and we came in second, 18 to the winner’s
19.  If I had remembered it was John Adams who died the same day as Thomas Jefferson, we would have tied.  But we’ll get them next time.

And I am now ahead 4 games to 2 in the Fantasy Rummy contest, coming back in the bottom of the 11th to score a walk off.

Bonnie enjoys watching sailaway and we stood by the rail on Deck 10 for a long time, waiting for the lines to be cast off, but by the time the ship was underway, we were in the dining room.  Two ship’s excursions were late getting back and departure was delayed for over an hour.  We have not heard why they were late.  But if you are going on an excursion, do a ship’s tour because if they are late getting back the ship will still be tied up waiting for your return.

Tonight’s variety show in the Universal Lounge, the ship’s main theater, was a country music show which we’ve seen before.  The good old boys and girls of Alabama were expecting something different I think – a regular country show – but this one tells the story of four male country singers who meet four female country singers and form a joint band.  Cheesy, but good.

And now we are back in E-112 where Mom is playing Scrabble on her cell phone and I am getting ready to rehearse my art talk for tomorrow.  And tomorrow is the last formal night of the cruise.  Then two stops back to back, one more day at sea, and land-ho in Mobile.

TTFN