Cruise cont.

After getting back to the ship, we showered and changed. The girls hung around on deck 9 playing ping pong and such, and I enjoyed another iced coffee from Cove Cafe. Though I didn't spend much time in Cove Cafe, I did spend more time there than any other cruise. Did I mention it was hot? Inside Cove Cafe are comfy chairs and it's air conditioned.

Dinner was in Parrot Cay. They changed the dining rotations for some reason so we did not follow a 3 restaurant schedule. They kept saying not everyone was getting the right rotation and it didn't make sense to me. I don't remember the exact rotation but we ended up eating at Lumiere's the most I think. Our location and the crowded tables made Animator's too stuffy for me. The lack of windows in the place doesn't help either.

We enjoyed a day at sea on Monday, which I was looking forward to because it meant no schedule, nowhere to be and just relaxing! We spent some time on deck 9 and the girls always seemed to be making plans. This may have been the day the girls went to the theater to enjoy the Hannah Montana movie. The other adults watched the Proposal in the theater and I finally got to see Star Trek. I had missed it in theaters but really enjoyed the movie.

Palo

Victoria and I took a picture together, an event which only seems to happen when we cruise, then wandered around before dinner. Having dinner at 5:45 seems to shorten the day and the character-photo opportunity a bit. We brought the girls to dinner on Monday night in Lumiere's where they had a table for four. Another family wanted main dining but had late, so they gave them our table since the adults were dining in Palo. It was formal night and everyone looked lovely. We were told the girls were excellent during dinner. We would not have allowed them to dine alone, unsupervised by parents if they had not demonstrated an ability to be aware of surroundings, knowledge of the ship, and to stick together all the time.

We had Palo reservations for 6pm and we arrived on time. We spotted Sasha, who had served us three times our last cruise, and PJ quickly re-arranged the tables so we could have him again. Sasha is a great server. The view was incredible and we enjoyed the sunset during dinner. We had some antipasto for the table and breads for dipping. I had tuna (again) and it was the best prepared tuna of the cruise. The table had some risotto and we shared other foods I can't remember. Most folks had the chocolate souffle for dessert, while I had the panna cote served with berries. I really enjoyed dining in the main dining area. The last couple of cruises, we've dined with a larger group and had the private room reserved. I prefer the dining room.

After dinner we met the girls in Studio Sea where they were for family kareoke..karoke... singing! We all went to the Golden Mickeys show. I had skipped this show the last couple of cruises so it was good to see it. Sometimes the rocking of the boat while looking at the stage bothers me a bit but I was ok that evening.

The girls did not want the night to end so they all went to Ocean Quest. The adults dispersed and did their own thing. Sandy brought Victoria back to the room at around 10pm and we called it an evening.