Monday
Day 3 - At Sea
When we got
up this morning and looked out our window we again saw overcast skies, but
slightly warmer temperatures. We opted
for breakfast in the Pinnacle Grill this morning and then it was off for the
Cruise Critic Meet and Greet in the Crow’s Nest. They had a section roped off for us as we
were quite a large group. Besides all
the roll call participants the ships Cruise Director, Beverage Manager and
Hotel Manager showed up to welcome us and answer questions. The group was so large (unusually large with
about 100 people) it was hard to meet everyone, but it was good to put faces
with the names from the roll call.
After the
roll call function is was off to a talk by Bill Harris on the history of MGM
Studios. Evidently Bill Harris is / was
a well-known Hollywood reporter, but I had never heard of him. Not what you’d expect on a cruise, but they
bring in speakers on a wide variety of subjects. It turned out to be a fairly interesting talk,
but we may pass on the rest of his presentations.
We spent
the rest of the morning reading and relaxing in the Crow’s Nest and then had a
few snacks for lunch in the Neptune Lounge.
They were having a slot tournament in the casino this afternoon so Val
and I signed up for it. It runs for two
hours and you can buy as many entries as you want, but we only bought one
each. There are six of these tournaments
and the top point-getters in each one compete against each other in the final
for $750 in prizes. I didn’t do well,
but Val turned out to be the top point-getter today and will compete in the
finals towards the end of the cruise. It
turns out she sat next to the guy who did the part of Al Jardine in the Beach
Boys tribute band we heard last night.
They chatted and got to know each other during the tournament.
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| Val at the top of the chart in the slot tournament. |
We spent
some time wandering around the ship and then it was time for Happy Hour in the
Crow’s Nest where we were once again entertained by a really good singer
playing guitar. Soon it was time to
clean up and get ready for the night’s show and dinner. The entertainer tonight was Jeff McBride who
I guess is a pretty well-known magician who performs at Caesars Palace in Las
Vegas, but not being much into magic, I had never heard of him. It was a pretty entertaining show and he
really was a good magician doing some amazing slight-of-hand tricks. After the show we had another good dinner and
then back to the casino to lose a little more money. Have you started to notice a pattern here? ;-) We’ve
had a request to show some food pictures so I will try to remember to bring my
camera to dinner with us tonight and get some pictures. The food has actually been very amazing these
first few days, much better than our previous cruises. Another wonderful day at sea comes to an end,
two more days until we reach Honolulu.
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