May 6th

Friday May 6^th,

Another wonderful relaxing sea day.

We went to the dining room for breakfast and we were sat at a table for six. One couple was from Australia and the other one was from New Jersey. We had a good breakfast and a great visit about cruising and suddenly Jerry asked us for our address because he might want to move to Canada if Trump were to win the election. We were so surprised because no one has mentioned the US political situation before. Because he brought it up we were able to at least say a little about our feelings on the matter. We did give him our card just in case he and Debbie decided to escape what might become a disastrous situation. Just thinking about it makes me want to cry.

Around ten I checked out the Onboard outlet sale. It was CROWDED and people were buying but there was nothing that I couldn’t live without. We did go to the liquor store and we ordered our 2 bottles to take with us. We got a rum and a Frangelico. They assured us that customs never asks but we are sure that if we broke the rules and bought more that 2 that is the day they would raise a fuss. So two it was.

We decided to have our usual salad lunch in our room. We are avoiding the buffet. I know we have both gained weight on this cruise so we will be dieting big time when we get back home.

Three o’clock was the Grapevine wine tasting and since that is a perk of the black card we decided to go. It was the best attended ever. They announced that 246 people were in attendance. It was very well done and the people were very respectful and listened to the presentations, a fact that we appreciated. As usual I enjoyed the whites and let Ken have my reds after taking the mandatory sip. I just can’t seem to appreciated red wines no matter how hard I try.

This is formal night so we went straight to our room to get ready. Our canapés had arrived and before long we were ready to head out. Our dinner is at 5:15 and the performance of the POP choir is at 5:00. We found a spot to enjoy the performance and enjoy it we did. It was a very large group and the result of having that many voices made for a wonderful powerful sound. The selections performed were from The Sound of Music.. They did a wonderful job. There were hundreds enjoying the performance at every level of the atrium.

A neat aside: I was standing behind a man who was supposed to be making a video recording of the presentation because his wife was in the choir. I looked at his I Pad and the numbers on the screen were at 00:00:00 and they were not moving. So I glanced at the I Pad of another person and their numbers were changing. I watched for another few seconds and then I decided to do something. I did not want to talk in case I was mistaken and he was indeed recording. I reached in and used my finger to point out the numbers. He turned and sort of stared when my hand appeared out of nowhere. Then as I underlined the line of zeros; e suddenly looked shocked and began frantically pushing and tapping his screen. Within seconds the numbers began to roll and he gave me this look of thanks and appreciation and I gave him a thumbs up. We never did speak because as soon as the performance was over people began to move to their dining rooms but I am certain he was glad that he had a nosey passenger looking over at his I Pad.

This was formal night and lobster night. Besides the lobster that have escargot which really pleased me. They have these wonderful pinwheel rolls that they serve with the escargot so we ordered a full basket of those and the six of us who ordered the escargot were in our glory.

Ken ordered 2 lobster and I gave him mine because I was full and Pam was full also and she gave him hers. Ken had 4 lobster tails. He was a very happy lobster lover.

We got another 2 red glasses and Howard also bought a Baileys and he graciously gave us his glass so we now have five of the red glasses. We need only three more to complete our set.

At the end of our meal Caesar offered to take a group photo for us, so we all posed and he used our cameras so we all have a good picture of our infamous group. Mary and Fred are disembarking in LA so we have only one more day of all of us being together.

Because we had both forgotten our pills in the rush we returned to our room, took our pills and headed for the theatre. There was a production show tonight and it was a new one “ On The Bayou” We expected it to be good because the production shows are always good but this one was exceptional. It began with the troupe coming from the back of the theatre and marching as if part of a New Orleans funeral procession with the performers dressed in black and with musicians accompanying them. Some members of the Princess Orchestra were in the procession.

 The costuming, the singing, the dancing were all very good but the special effects and the lighting and the computer work made it amazing. Don’t miss it if you get a chance. Also it was a 45 minute presentation which was great we love the longer shows. I do not have the skills to properly describe it you will just have to go and see it yourself.

After the show we strolled a little and then called an end to another amazing day.