Cruising the Pandemic--Part 3

One thing that amazed me with only 400 passengers on the ship is that every night when we went to the dining room all the tables were set with linens and dinnerware.  I would have removed some tables and saved myself some work.

The pools and hot tubs were the same way.  Each lounger had a fresh towel and way more loungers than people.  

Did I mention that the weather was perfect for the entire trip?

Our second day at sea was uneventful.  Bill and I just used the pool and whirlpool.  Now this is what we booked the cruise for.  Gentle waves as we have a drink and a book to read.  

I forgot about humidity.  The list of what to bring said to bring three swimsuits.  I brought 4 and wished I would have packed more.  In Arizona your suit would have been dry by the time you walked back to your cabin.  I had them hanging on the clothes line in the bathroom and it took a couple of days to dry. I brought 3 suits for Bill and as he rotated them they were still a little damp.

We had good news from the captain today.  Originally, we were suppose to sail to Saint Lucia but a couple of weeks before we left they changed the ship and said we'd go to St. Kitts and Nevi in place of Saint Lucia.  It didn't matter to us one way or the other.  The Captain announced that we were going to be able to go to Saint Lucia.  

Bill and I were talking by the pool and we both agreed that neither one of us had any jet lag from the overnight flight.  Of course, the time change wasn't anything like when we fly to Europe and we gained hours but still we'd been up for over 24 hours with no problem.  I failed to mention that the seats were very big and the leg room was almost too much.  I like to put my airplane bag under the seat to use as a foot stool.  I had to move it out as there was too much leg room for me legs to reach.  I know some flights were on the new 737's and I really noticed a big difference in the room.  The bathroom door is a full size door instead of the bifold ones.  

I'll try and explain how I pack for the plane.  I pack my purse in the carry on.  Bill's wallet and watch go in the front of the carry on bag until we go through TSA.  Bill wears a money belt with a plastic buckle.  Inside my carry on I pack another bag that has reading material, our pillows, blankets, aspirin, brush, headphones, snacks, medication during the flight and anything we might need once we're on the plane.  I hate it when people get up and try getting stuff out of the overhead bins.  This makes going through the TSA pre check much easier.  Because of Bill's pacemaker, he goes through a different machine.  Right before we're ready to board, I take this bag out and then use it for my footstool.

Every day we had a gift in our room.  On this day it was a silk face mask which we'll use for tomorrow's adventure.

Tonight was chic night.  It was fun to wear something besides shorts.

We went to the theater and I'm sorry to say I can't remember what it was but we weren't disappointed.

The next day will be in Barbados.

Turtle Safely.........