This morning we woke early and had breakfast in the Lido Café. There were a fair number of our fellow passenger’s at breakfast as many tours are operating today.
We spoke with several passengers’ who went to the Carnaval last evening. The consensus was positive, but there was a range of opinion. One couple thought it was the best experience of this kind that they had ever experienced, even better than the Rose Bowl or a Super Bowl. Another couple thought it was a very special evening. Yet, another couple said it was OK but would pass on it if they had the opportunity to do it again. They all agree that the security in the stadium was quite good. Everyone did say that it was very hot in the stadium. We are so very happy that the majority of those who attended enjoyed it as much as they did and we are happy to hear that the security inside the stadium was very effective.
After breakfast we each worked out in the Fitness Center with Anne Marie working out on the treadmill and Keith working out on the Elliptical machine. We each used the weight machines as well. Keith also got a haircut on board the ship.
As we mentioned with enjoyed the Silk Road Japanese Specialty Restaurant last evening. You will see a picture on today’s’ Blog from last evening. We are with the headwaiter of the restaurant Willie. We first met Willie on this ship in the fall of 2005. He always goes out of his way ot make us feel very welcome each time we dine at Silk Road. We also see him each morning, as he is one of a couple of headwaiters assigned to the Lido Café during the morning hours. Several of the staff from Silk Road also work in the Lido Café during the daytime along with Willie.
We spent the rest of the day on board the Serenity. We enjoyed a nice lunch in the main dining room and we also took a nice walk on the Promenade Deck and also caught up on some reading and other activities. We also noticed some different ships in port today so we walked around to see which ships were in port. One ship we took a look at from the outside is one of the Sea Dream ships. It is even smaller than the Seabourn Pride which we went on last fall. This ship has a passenger capacity of around 94 passenger’s and a crew of a similar size.
In the late afternoon there was a Farewell Rio Sail Away Party as the Crystal Serenity departed Rio. They served complimentary caipirinhas during the sail away party.
This evening we enjoyed dinner in the main dining room. We each had swordfish this evening, which we had ordered, in advance with our headwaiter, Peter, the other evening. The fish along with all of the other food was delicious.
After dinner, we went to a cocktail party, which was sponsored by the travel consortium, Signature, that our travel specialist is associated with. It provided us with a nice opportunity to converse with our fellow passenger’s who are booked through TA’s on this cruise who are also associated with that particular consortium. We had a nice time at the cocktail party.
At 10:15 PM we gathered with many of our fellow passenger’s for the opening ceremony of the World Cruise Games. All participating athletes were invited to participate in the festivities and were asked to wear the shirt we were given the other day. As they say, “let the games begin!”
Tomorrow, is the first day of five consecutive days at sea so the nice thing about these games is that it keeps many passenger’s busy during this time frame and just adds to the excitement on the ship. Our approach to the games we entered is to have a fun time. We will not lose any sleep in terms of whether we win or not. We will just enjoy!
On Sunday, February 25 we arrive in the next port of call, which is St Helena, which is part of the United Kingdom. This is the Island where Napoleon was exiled after his defeat at Waterloo.
Keith & Anne Marie
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