Bahamas, Day Three

Everyone the ship was woken up early this morning to sound of the Captain’s voice in our rooms (Okay, my favorite part about the Captain is that any time he told us to do something like have fun, enjoy ourselves, etc., he told us to "take it to max." For whatever reason, that cracked me up!!!). We were supposed to drop anchor by Royal Caribbean’s private island, Cococay, and then they would tender us to shore in giant rowboats (?). But Hurricane Gustav was causing some crazy waves and they were afraid the tender boats would capsize. Oddly enough given the proximity of Tropical Storm Hanna, we ended up being more impacted by Gustav. While I was disappointed that I would not get to do some sea-kayaking, yesterday’s boating adventure was enough excitement for me!

So we were going to spend the day at sea. After the gym and breakfast, I plopped myself down on the pool deck (in the shade, shellacked in sunscreen) and read. I made my way through Autobiography of a Wardrobe (very cute and an interesting way of looking at how wardrobes reflect our life) and started reading Zen of Business Administration and quickly realized that I am the least Zen person on the planet. But a fruity beverage called a Coco-Loco made for a nice day of relaxing.

I was definitely getting used to the food situation on the ship. Whatever the craving, whatever the time, you could have it. Craving a iced coffee confection? Have a Caribbean Celebration! (Note to my Seattle readers: Seattle’s coffee is best, even at sea!)


Craving pickles and French fries? Then pickles and French fries you shall have. Um, not that I craved that or anything, LOL!

And later in the afternoon, Tropical Storm Hanna made her presence known. The ship was rocking and rolling. The swimming pools became wave pools. Scattered throughout the ocean were freight ships hoping to gain safe harbor in Freeport, Bahamas ahead of Hanna.

But my favorite meals (okay, after the tuna fish sandwiches) were the formal dining room meals. Sunday night was a casual dining night but the meals were still nice and fancy. I had strawberry bisque (loving the fruit soups!), a fancy vegetarian chili with jalapeno corn bread, and a tiramisu. YUM!

After dinner, I headed up to Deck 11 and relaxed while looking over the stormy ocean. What the Atlantic Ocean looks like when there is a Hurricane on the left and a Tropical Storm to the right.