Day Nine-At Sea

We have a drink in the Schooner Bar just before the last night's dinner.
Jackie and I relaxing on a beautiful sunny day at sea.

Oh yes, we are genuine techies! Can not believe the money I spent on internet service just to stay connected!

On the bridge...the red emergency phone rang while in the middle of our tour...there was some kind of medical emergency around the pool area.

This is the guy who watches the control panels of the ship...the ship really runs by auto pilot.

Today has been a good day to rest and get my mind thinking about the last leg of our journey. This morning about 9:20, an envelope was pushed under our door with an invitation to a bridge tour at 9:30! I had just gotten out of the shower and needless to say, it put Andy and me both into a tizzy! I hurriedly dried my hair and threw on clothes while Andy went on up to the meeting spot so that we would not be left. I did make it there on time and the tour was very interesting. We were surprised that we were allowed to take all the pictures we wanted. The officer that showed us around was very nice and also very informative. We were amazed at all the instrument panels, computers, alarms, and reports they used, yet the ship’s wheel was smaller than the steering wheel of my Tahoe!

After breakfast, Jackie and I spent some time in the coffee shop on the computer to share a few pictures and catch up on blogging. I sent Caitlin a Facebook message to see if they were awake so we could Skype with her and Ashleigh. A few minutes later, a skype request came through. It was the first time we had done this and it worked great! I was so happy to see my girls’ faces, even at 7:30 AM (their time) they looked great! It was funny when the two of them started to argue about something. I told them there were other people around and they could hear them argue. All the people in the coffee shop began to laugh and a couple told us they actually missed this kind of sibling interaction from back home.

A while later Jackie and I met up on deck to lie in the sun for a while. The ship was moving very slowly and the seas looked smooth as glass. With the slow movement of the ship, the wind was not so bad and the day was just beautiful. We ended up going to the Solarium and sat in the hot tub for a while. Phillip and Stennis joined us there.

Then on to packing and getting ready for our last dinner. We were happy to give Hugo (our waiter) a nice gratuity. We just loved Hugo! Phillip said he was one of the top waiters he had ever had and Phillip and Renee have been on numerous cruises on several different ships/cruise lines. Now on to bed….packed and ready to leave the ship tomorrow at 7:00 AM. Good night and love to all! Cindy :o)