Day 21

Despite having a fairly late night, I still woke up at my usual time — apparently, my body now operates entirely around cruise ship buffet hours. Ted and I went to the buffet again for breakfast, which has become our go-to. He’s not keen on the dining room thanks to the limited diabetic-friendly options, and honestly, I don’t blame him.

As we were leaving, we witnessed something you never see on a Princess ship: a fight. Amongst the chefs, no less! A full-blown shouting match right outside the galley. Bit of a jarring contrast to the usual “have a nice day” energy you get from the staff, but I suppose even the calmest kitchens have their boiling points.

With the stateroom being cleaned, we made our way to the sun deck to relax — but the wind had other plans. So we retreated to the Hollywood Pool area instead, where the breeze was tamer and the scenery was very good, if you know what I mean.

I tried to nap during the afternoon (still paying the price for my restless night), but my body had other plans there, too. I eventually gave up and wandered down to the medical centre to see if they could give me something for the insomnia. After navigating my way through the maze that is Deck 4, I finally found it — only to be told that appointments started at $150.

Last time I visited a medical centre on a cruise ship, it was free! Times have changed. No way was I about to fork out that kind of money just to be told I need some warm milk and whale noises. The receptionist suggested Dramamine, which can apparently make you drowsy — so I might give that a go before bed.

We chilled in the room until dinner and then got dolled up for formal night (again). We met up with Ken, Troy, Kuamane, and Nicholas at Bellini’s for pre-dinner drinks, before heading off in our separate directions for dinner. Ted and I, despite our outfits, ended up back at the buffet (and ate way too much). We’ve promised ourselves the formal restaurant tomorrow.

After dinner, we wandered the ship a bit more and even checked out one of the comedy shows — which turned out not to be our thing, but at least we gave it a go. Eventually, we called it a night and headed back to the room.

Tomorrow we arrive in Corfu, Greece — a fun twist, because both Ted and I have been before, but separately, and both in 1996 on different Contiki tours! The funny thing is that Corfu wasn’t originally on this cruise’s itinerary; we were meant to go to Dubrovnik, but “port congestion” bumped us to Corfu instead. Bit of a bummer, but we’re rolling with it.

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