St.Thomas

St. Thomas today,

Our day began with a start. We were sound asleep when we heard a knock on the door. We had ordered breakfast for 7:15 and we had set the wake up service for 7:00. Breakfast arrived at 6:56 and we were not yet awake. Fortunately I had a robe close by. I grabbed it and was able to let the server in before he left.

So we sat on the balcony and enjoyed a leisurely breakfast before getting ready for our day in St.Thomas. We watched the ship make its way into port and tie up. Our excursion was to begin at 9:30 and we were to be on shore at 9:20. The ship was about 5 minutes behind schedule but it was not a problem.

When you stepped off of the ship you were hit by a blast of amazing heat. I was happy knowing we did not have a walking tour planned.

We could see the Kon Tiki at the dock so we walked over and we were boarded right away. When all were check in the boat left the dock and headed to the other dock at Havenside. We picked up passengers from The Norwegian Gem. Then we were underway. The steel band serenaded us and they had a little contest for naming that tune. The winners got coupons for free drinks. We were not fast enoughL

The leader narriated the trip and told us the history of the Island. It was a wonderful sunny day and the breeze on the open deck was just what the doctor ordered.

We pulled into a beach and we were able to spend an hour enjoying the wonderful warm Caribbean waters.

There was food and drink available if you were interested.

When the whistle sounded we made our way back to the boat where we were entertained by the band and a conga line and a limbo contest. It was a lot of fun.

We returned to the ship in time for lunch. Today was hot dog and French fry day. It was very good.

After lunch Ken sunbathed and I showered off the salt and rinsed out my suit. Then I decided to have a nap. Actually we both decided to nap.

Then we got ready for dinner. I had scallops for dinner. This was twice baked goat cheese soufflé night and that is something I always order. They also had a very good sugar free chocolate cake which was exceptional.

After dinner we made our way to the Princess Theatre. It was early to head to an eight o’clock show but there was a production show FIERA, which was touted to be very special. So we sat and people watched for a half hour. The show was worth it!! The music, the singing, the dancing, the costumes and the special effects were easily 15 out of 10. We loved every second of it. I think it was the best show ever.

Next we headed for the Vista Lounge. The entertainer tonight was Gary DeLena. He was a stand up comic who sometimes played the guitar and sang. He was very good.

 He interacted and fed off of the audience. This show began at 9:15 and lasted almost an hour. The plan was to go topside and watch Star wars on the MUTS screen but I am afraid we had second thoughts… too tired. We instead went to the international café and had a special coffee and added some brandy. While there we were entertained by a duo called Kamikaze Fireflies. They did a 10 minute routine with hula hoops and then one with knives. They were good.

We met a couple from Ohio and have arranged to have lunch with them on Friday. Their names are Katharine and Bob.

By now it was almost midnight so we called an end to our day and it was not long before we were asleep.