Princess Cays

Day two, Princess Cays,

We woke around 7:30 which wasn’t bad actually. We decided to go to Horizon Court for breakfast. It wasn’t quite as confusing this morning but I still got mixed up. When I was leaving I saw a lady with fruit salad but I had not found that when I was making my selections. We sat with a very nice couple. This was his first cruise but she had cruised before with her late husband. I seem to remember that they were from England.

After breakfast we decided to explore a bit more. We had not been to Horizon Terrace so away we went. It is a lovely spot right at the stern of the ship. I know we will enjoy eating there one day.

Then we decided to explore the walking trails since we could see it above the terrace. It is a track with one lane for walking and one for running. The sign says that 7 times around equals a mile. What is different is the fact that in several places there are different pieces of exercise equipment. You can walk a bit and then stop and stretch or lift or do push ups. We had not seen this on any other ships.

 Next we decided to explore the fitness center. OMG it is huge!! We did not count the machines but take my word for it , there are lots of them. We did find the scale and get weighed so we can sort of keep track of what happens in these next weeks.

Next we headed back to our room. The ship was anchoring and the tenders were making their way to shore. The day looked sort of mixed weather wise. One minute it looked like it might rain and the next it looked fine. After watching for a while and putting out the Canadian flag wind sock we changed into our swim suits and put towels into our Princess bag. Then we headed to the tenders.

 Our black card allowed us to board immediately. We took a seat on the top of the tender and enjoyed the 5 minute ride to the shore. We headed to the right and found a nice place to sit with some shade for me and some sun for Ken. We went into the water and picked our way across the coral lumps to a nice sandy spot. The water was warm and there were no waves, just ripples so it was great. I spent some time in the water then I left and got my camera and took pictures.

 Then I went back into the water but I took a more sandy route. It was very pleasant and I got visiting with some ladies. Then we got out of the water because we figured we had better be careful with this first exposure to the tropic sun.

As usual Princess outdid themselves with the food and drink. I had fruit and a peanut butter cookie with iced tea. Ken has a chicken burger, a brat, a cookie and some tea. By now we had been in the sun for about three hours so we decided to head back to the ship. Again we lucked out with a tender and were able to board right away and the tender returned within minutes. The weather behaved for us and even though clouds went over every once in awhile it did not rain while we were at the beach.

Back in our room I got a shower using that great bathtub. What a treat that was. That alone makes a mini suite worth it.

 Ken sat on the balcony in the shade and napped.  Soon it was time to get ready for dinner. Ken opened the wine and we each had a glass of our Zinfandel. About now Ken realized that he has forgotten to pack his bow tie and cummerbund. Tomorrow is formal night and what would he do?? Can a guy wear a colored shirt and tie with a tux??

We made our way to the dining room and we sat in a different seat so we got a different view of the room. It is so beautiful. Dinner was very good. There was a new sugar free dessert, a cheese cake and it will pass but it really wasn’t that good. This was Italian night and as usual they had Lemonchello. Much to our surprise and pleasure they have new shot glasses. We each got one and we requested a blue one. I am hoping they have then at the wine tasting and on the Island. I would love to have a complete set of these by the time this vacation ends.

We did not have to rush so we went to one of the shops to see if they sold Bow ties….. no luck. But the clerk suggested we check with customer service to see if they had them for rent. By now it was time to head for the theatre if we were to get a seat. We were in luck and we got a great seat in the middle. We relaxed and visited while we waited for the show.

The show was great. It was on Soul music and was high energy as is to be expected from a princess group. The music was basically from Motown. We really enjoyed it. The costumes were vibrant and vital and the music was very strong. The voices in this group are very good.

When that show was over we headed for the Vista Lounge and the performance by Eric Lynden. The lounge was quite full but we did find room in one of the tub chairs. They are hard to get into and out of and there was quite a bit of laughing. Another family had similar problems so we all had fun. Lynden was good but somehow not as good as last night.

At the end of the show we made our way to the International Café where I had a latte and Ken had a ginger ale. We listened to Colin Salter on the piano with vocals as well. He is good and people were dancing and enjoying the music. 

I decided to go to customer service since it was near here. I found out much to our pleasure that it is possible to rent a bow tie and cummerbund. Ken was very pleased to hear that. Those items will be delivered to our room tomorrow.

By now it was getting very late and time to end the day. We headed back to the suite and We filled out our orders for hor d’overs for tomorrow night, put out the do not disturb sign and called it a night.

 Day two came to an end.