Another sea day today - been so nice to have a number of these :) another lie-in and late breakfast this morning.
John and Calvyn do a morning show each sea day that can be viewed in cabinet and on screen at pool, it's very entertaining! I've just found out today that you can order a dvd or their 4 morning shows for $24.95. You can also order a cruise dvd which shows highlights of the cruise on board - various outdoor parties and such ($29.95) as well as an excursion dvd for each of the ports of call ($24.95). What's nice about the videos is that they are specific for this cruise (the royal Carribean one was just a generic dvd rather than for the actual cruise you were on).
This afternoon's entertainment included beach pool games, miss carnival Breeze and the third and final episode of Hasbro game show.
Lunch will be a late one today - perhaps some pizza. Tonight's is the second formal night.
As a side, I must mention the declious soft serve ice cream and frozen yoghurt self service that are available 24x7. I'm not sure I've ever consumed so much ice cream in a week, I can't help but grab one every time I go past, seem to manage at least 3 or 4 every day :)
The crowds on sea days have been fine, in fact for the whole cruise it has never seemed overly busy. There are usually no queues at all for any meals/snacks. The only problem is trying to find an outside deck chair! The big problem is people reserving towels are hardly ever using them. They did make an effort at policing this morning. People were advised that chairs could only be held for a maximum of 40min after which staff would remove their stuff for collection later. I'm not sure how long they did this and why they stopped (perhaps too many irate passengers?!) but it wasn't in operation by lunchtime and still a lot of the seats were unused just covered in towels and other stuff. At least we have a big balcony which gets sun for quite a lot of the day (depending on ship direction).
There are two laundries on the ship with a number of large washers and dryers in each (in addition there are also ironing stations on each floor). You can purchase washing powder for the machines and the machines cost $3 (All paid with swipe card). We did a load early on the cruise and it was quiet, checking the laundry today, there were very large queues! So if you want use the laundry, don't bother on the last few days. There is also an option to have laundry done for you. You fill a reasonable bag up (enough for a few tshirts, vests, underwear etc....) and the cabin steward collects and returns washed and pressed either same day (if before 10am) or next day. Cost is $15 per bag or 5 bags for $50.
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