Ice Show and Back-to-Back Experience

Yesterday afternoon we went to the ice show, which was as entertaining as always. The skaters were mostly young and all were athletic.  I wasn’t quick enough to get many good photos, unfortunately, but here’s one.


They served us “elite” cruisers adult beverages, which we enjoyed. It’s always really cold for the ice shows, but this time I wore my fleece! 

We had a nice dinner, again at Chops, which we’ll visit a few more times on the second cruise. The ship was really rocking last night! We didn’t sleep very well due to the bed rocking so violently!

As we approached the port this morning, Charlie took these photos.


At 9:00 a.m. we had to gather with other back-to-back cruisers in a lounge for reprocessing. About 9:45 they gave us our new room cards and walked us to the Security area (off the ship), where we just had to have our photos compared to the one taken at embarkation.  Then they led us back onto the ship, and we were able to go straight to our rooms. We’re in the same room, so didn’t have to pack anything. Nice!

We are looking forward to warmer weather as we head towards Bermuda!

Comments

  1. RachelOctober 19, 2024 at 8:13 AM

    Glad it was so easy! And wow about the rocking - I would definitely not be able to sleep through that!

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  2. AnonymousOctober 20, 2024 at 2:51 PM

    How nice not to have to pack your things and then unpack!

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