Last night we had a great dinner in the main dining room. We had fresh grouper and really enjoyed the entrée. We have been getting some wonderful fish almost every night, which is a real treat for us.
Today and tomorrow we will be at sea as we travel to Coquimbo, Chile. This will be the first time that we will visit this port and this is a maiden port of call for Crystal.
This morning we woke up fairly early considering that we had set the clocks forward by one hour last evening. We had a very nice r breakfast in the Lido Café where we sat and had a long conversation with a very nice passenger who we met early on during the cruise. After breakfast we worked out in the fitness center. Once again, Anne Marie worked out on the treadmill and Keith worked out on the Elliptical Machine. In addition to working out, it gives us the opportunity to get caught up with world-wide and national news as we work out.
Anne Marie got a haircut in the salon. This is the first time that either one of us has gotten a haircut on a cruise ship but given the length of this cruise each of us will be getting a few haircuts on the ship over the course of the cruise. They did a nice job with Anne Marie’s cut.
While Anne Marie was getting her haircut, Keith went to a lecture given by a tax attorney related to estate planning, which focused on the additional documents needed to complete a basic estate plan.
At 12:00 Noon we attended team trivia. We did well today as our team finished in a three-way tie for first place. And after team trivia we had lunch with two other couples from our trivia team. Although all six of us ate in the main restaurant there was an American Classic Buffet Lunch on the Lido Deck. As we’ve mentioned, we enjoy getting a large salad entrée in the main restaurant and we also enjoy the wonderful sit-down service provided by the restaurant staff.
We were gong to take a long walk on the promenade deck in the afternoon but it was too cool so we worked out in the fitness center for about 45 minutes.
We had a very nice dinner (they are all very nice) in the main dining room. So, far, we have not ordered any specially prepared foods ourselves. The head waiter (eg., assistant maitre de ) always offers to arrange for specialty items for us. One evening, our table did have kosher chicken, which was ordered by another couple, and everyone at the table said they would have it. The headwaiter brought out three fully cooked kosher chickens and carved them for us tableside. Last evening, one of the couples asked for steak tartar and for this evening and they seemed to enjoy this entrée tonight. We passed on this entrée as we like our meat cooked ☺. We know during the course of the cruise that we will ask for some specialties from time to time. When we had lunch with Judith and Larry in Miami, they gave us a couple of desert recommendation, which we will request later on during the cruise. And, we have a few other favorites that we will request. The key is to provide the staff with 24 hours notice and with very few exceptions they will prepared anything that you request.
Following dinner, we attended a cocktail party that was provided for the World Cruisers. The theme of the cocktail party was “Country Club”. The party included a variety of entertainment and we all had a very nice time.
This evening we will set the clocks one hour forward for the second night in a row as we prepared to get onto the correct time zone for Chile. Tomorrow we will enjoy another wonderful day at sea which we know will include wonderful lectures along with a diverse set of activities throughout the day.
Keith & Anne Marie
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