Wednesday, December 20, 2023

December 20 - At Sea

 We had a morning lecture by Ed about how various sea creatures reproduce which was really interesting.  It's certainly not as straightforward as one would expect and he had lots of examples of odd and interesting ways nature has of continuing the species.  

Trivia was a banner day because we got the best score for 3 points.  Both of those events were in the morning, so after lunch, we lazed around again.  The seas are a little wild, but if you stay down on deck 5 it's not too bad.  

The Sirena Lounge is where most large events are held like trivia and lectures.  There is an elaborate lighting setup for the entertainers as well, but we never got to a single show, so can't remark on how it works as a theatre.

Usually we have a pre-dinner cocktail up on deck 10 at Horizons, but with the movement of the ship, we thought we'd try Martinis on deck 5.  It's not large and gets full early so Jan and I went to Baristas down the hall to wait for the guys to get us drinks (2 gin/tonics and 2 whiskeys).  They came to us empty-handed because Martinis doesn't have tonic, Aperol, or whiskey.  They take the Martinis name very seriously.  So no 2-for-1 specials for us.  Baristas is a small bar in addition to the coffee bar, so we just got our drinks there for full charge.  Seemed crazy to us.  Dinner was good again, especially the caviar appetizer.

Tomorrow is our last full day of the cruise and another sea day.  I think I'll write up my overall impressions of the cruise, especially comparing Oceania to Regent.  I had trouble uploading my pictures today, but maybe I'll have better luck tomorrow.

December 21 - At Sea on Way to Miami

I wasn't able to load this picture yesterday, but this lovely gingerbread town was on display starting yesterday morning.  Can't bel...