Vacation continued

OK so we were on vacation but we were also tired. It was time to turn in and get some sleep. No, we are not much for the night life but we were going to try during this cruise, but not tonight. After a good night sleep I awoke feeling very refreshed. I don't think Kim was feeling quite as refreshed when I tried to wake her up. Because we had an inside cabin it might as well have been midnight instead of 0630. I got out of bed, got dressed and headed toward my morning coffee which fortunately wasn't to far away. We were only a short walk to the stairs, up one flight and around the corner to an endless supply of coffee. I grabbed two cups, filled them up and headed back for the short walk back to the room. Kim was up and getting ready and I sat down and enjoyed my first cup of wake up juice. After coffee, Kim was ready and we headed for one of a cruiser's great delights; breakfast. A short walk down the hall, up one flight of stairs, around the corner and we were looking at a breakfast lovers delight. One of my personal favorites is the omelet station. I enjoy watching them make the omelet almost as much as I enjoy eating it. We got our omelets, fruit and other entrees and sat down to enjoy our first cruise breakfast. I love cruising, and the grin on my face was showing it.

After dinner last night we met up with the other couples we had dinner with and they told us they were unhappy with the service at dinner and were going to change their seating to a different dining room. We thought about the idea of sitting at a table for ten by ourselves and decided it was even worse than sitting at a table for ten with six other people who would probably ignore us because they were cruising together. So after breakfast we went to the dining room and spoke to the head waiter. We explained the situation and asked if there was another table that needed an extra couple or a table for two. There was a table for two in another part of the dining room so we were re-assigned. This was Valentines Day and a dress up night so we would see how it was going to work out. After this we decided to tour the ship and wait for lunch which is another one of a cruisers delights. This was a day at sea so we looked for a place to try and enjoy some sunshine. The pool area was extremely crowded and very noisy since no one had any place to go. We found an out of the way place, drew up a couple of lounge chairs and prepared to sit and read and enjoy some wonderful warm sunshine. Wait a minute, were we heading into the Caribbean or were we in the north Atlantic? It was cold! This was the coldest cruise we had been on since we started cruising. The wind was blowing, the sun was hiding behind the clouds and and we were not warm at all. We found a more protected area near the somewhat inside pool, put on our sweatshirts, picked up our books and settled in for a relaxing day at sea. But wait, it was almost time for lunch.

After a very satisfying lunch we walked around the ship some more and thought about how a nap would probably be a great idea to prepare us for dinner. Should we go back to our room or find a warm cozy place on deck? Oh the dilemmas of cruising. We perused some of the activities on board, went through the shopping areas, found a nice place to sit and read for awhile and then went for a nap before dinner. After a shower and shave, I sat down and watched some TV and proceeded to wait on my woman to get ready for dinner. After a movie and a couple of sitcoms we were ready for dinner. We found our new table for two and met our new waiter. He was delightful. Our table was between a table with a couple and their young daughter and a table for four. It was really great and we had a wonderful Valentines Day dinner. We were all dressed up and after dinner we went to a show and then walked around and checked out some of the nightlife aboard the ship. Now remember that when the sun goes down that is when night life starts for me. It was time to head back to the cabin and put a nightcap on this beautiful first day at sea which also happened to be Valentines Day. Need I say more?