Wonder of the Seas - Day 2

The first full day of the cruise - and it was a day at sea. We have been super lucky with the weather for the first two days - very sunny and blue skies. It was rather windy this morning, and the boat was rocking a fair bit. Most people probably don't like that, but I think it's fun!

Right now is actually the height of the hurricane season, and, in fact, there are not one but two active hurricanes in the area right now. The first one, Imelda, actually hit the Bahamas over the weekend, with heavy winds and storm surges. Indeed, several cruise ships were affected, and mine was supposed to dock in the Bahamas today, but it was moved to tomorrow just to avoid the remnants of the hurricane.

The other hurricane, Humberto, will mostly hit Bermuda, so a bit further away than the Bahamas. Apparently, two major hurricanes in a week is a pretty rare thing, and ironically, it seems they have somewhat canceled each other out (see screenshot from a Facebook post).

Anyway, Royal Caribbean is obviously very experienced with the volatile weather in this region, and they do a good job of steering clear of the worst impact of storms and hurricanes.

Hopefully, the weather will be nice when we visit the Bahamas tomorrow and Thursday, and the hurricanes will be fully gone by then.

For breakfast today, I went to the Solarium Bistro, where they had a nice buffet with some good choices. Then, for lunch, I went to Giovanni's wine bar for some tasty Italian food.

During the day, I mostly relaxed at the balcony and enjoyed the sun (with over 30 degrees Celsius it was very hot, though!)

I had an early dinner at Mason Jar, another one of the specialty restaurants. I was still so full from lunch, though, that I couldn't eat much of the food. My body is not used to cruise ship style eating!

The first show of the evening, Voices, was at the main theater and is described as a "completely new style of musical production that brings together the world-class vocal talents and live performance skills of our most experienced singers". They included an Ozzy Osbourne cover, so that was cool.

The second show, inTENse, was at the outdoor aquatheater, and it was quite impressive. Imagine people leaping from the sky into a big pool. And dancing in said pool. They also blasted Rage Against The Machine at one point. Royal Caribbean likes rock n' roll, for sure!

I also tried the Bionic Bar, where you basically select the ingredients you want in your drink from a screen, and then a robot mixes the drink for you! Very futuristic.Lue lisää