Two Final Sea Days

I think I’ve figured out why sea days are our favorites.  All we do is eat, fool around on our iPads, and relax. No cooking or cleaning!  Oh, and Charlie spends time in the casino.  This time, he played on MY sea pass in order to earn points towards a free cruise.  As it turned out, I now have TWO free cruise credits. (He won the first one on the first cruise.)


Yesterday I was also on a ridiculously long winning streak in Candy Crush (yes, I’m still playing). I’ve won 242 levels this week so far.  I’ve also read eight books and am close to finishing a pair of socks. So, we’ve both had a great time!

Here was last night’s sunset.


And here’s the requisite photo of our towel menagerie, created by Cleo, our attendant.


Yesterday and today we walked on the outside deck for exercise, and Charlie captured this selfie on the helicopter pad.


For lunch today we tried Johnny Rocket’s for the first time, and we enjoyed it, especially the chocolate shakes!


Tomorrow we’ll disembark early and head to the airport for the flight back to Houston.  Fingers crossed for no flight delays!  Thanks for reading! The next installment may come on our December cruise.


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  1. RachelOctober 26, 2024 at 6:16 AM

    8 books!!! Living the dream!

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  2. EleanorOctober 26, 2024 at 2:09 PM

    Love the selfie!

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  3. Leigh AnnOctober 27, 2024 at 5:28 PM

    Any of those 8 books that you would recommend?

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  4. RachelOctober 29, 2024 at 5:34 AM

    And PS that is definitely why sea days are MY favorite! Adding playing games as we love to do.

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