April 23- Last Sea Day

It was very thumpy last night, (Glow Party in the Viva Theater) . We would not have booked this room, but we had an Ocean View, and my modest upgrade bid was accepted, so no choice. But in any case, we should not be experiencing 80 db in bed, and significant vibration when standing on the floor. We called Guest Services, and the sound did reduce somewhat.

We went up to the Observation Lounge for breakfast. I called Nick, the Executive Chef who said he wanted to learn to knit. I had put the sweater on a cable so my needles would be free, and we spent time with knitting and purling. I must say that he shows great promise. The bar server came around and asked if we wanted anything. Nick said "Bloody Mary". I thought it a bit weird, but thought perhaps they had adjusted working rules. The server brought the drink, and Nick laughed and said "I was kidding! I'm working!". I handed the bev to Wayne and said, "Compliments of the Chef "

He took his Bloody with him to a light lunch in the buffet, and after eating, I joined Judy, Glenn, Kathy, & Jeff in Food Republic.

I hung out in the room and took a short nap, and thought about knitting, but fell asleep instead.

We had dinner in Indulge. I like the small plates, and the variety. The brisket was really good. A real treat was the grilled pineapple - yum!

Wayne wanted to check out some cruises at Cruise Next, but saw the JGK&J crew near Starbucks so we sat to chat for a bit. We saw KitKat, the Guest Services Manager, and knew that we had seen her previously. She came over and we figured out that it was from the Spirit Pacific cruise. I put in a pitch for those of us on Deck 9 Forward, to reduce the bass volume during the parties in the Viva Theater. She took room numbers and said she'd follow up.

We had an early -and blessedly quieter night.Read more