We woke around 8:00 this morning after lots of disrupted
sleep and a bit of “excitement”. The
captain was broadcasting updates every few minutes for about an hour starting a
little after midnight when he asked all passengers to return to their rooms if
not in them and those already in their rooms to stay there BUT all cruise staff
was to take their emergency positions.
We learned there was smoke and then a small fire in the air conditioning
compressor. Once it was out and the
smoke disapated, the staff was allowed to leave their posts and we received an
apology for the disruptions and bid a good nights sleep. Easy for him to say!!!!Then Ken’s cell phone
started beeping because of a low battery and that woke us up in the very early
morning hours. Needless to say it was
not a very restful night!!!
After our breakfast, we slowly walked a mile on the track –
slow because the humidity and temperature were both very high and we were
already in port in St. Thomas and there was no breeze but a few black clouds
scattered about in the blue sky. And,
indeed, they did drop rain on the ship for a short time while we could look out
and see sunshine and blues skies over the sea.
We enjoyed a very leisurely morning on the ship reading
followed by a small lunch and Ken going to the movie, “Avengers: Age of Ultron,”
while I spent time on the computer, read, and rested. We had no desire to visit St. Thomas and both
of us were just feeling a need to “veg.”
Before we knew it, it was time for the ship to leave port
and us to get ready for dinner. I ran
out to get a picture of us leaving but had to give up as it was announced that
a crew member was being removed to an ambulance as soon as it arrived so we would
leave later than planned. How tough it
must be for a crew member to be left behind in a foreign country by themselves
when so ill they have to be removed by ambulance!!!!
Our meal tonight was compliments of Princess. When we arrived last Wednesday we found a
card telling us we were selected for a complimentary meal at Sabatini’s – the Italian
specialty dining room. It usually costs
an additional $25 per person extra to eat there so we skip this offering. BUT oh did we enjoy it tonight!!!!!!! It was a beautiful setting, we had a
fantastic waiter, Julian from Bulgaria, and the food was awesome. Certainly a huge step above what we get in
the regular dining rooms.
Immediately following dinner we hurried to the Princess
Theater and found a couple of seats for the evening production show, Colors of
the World. It featured dances from around
the world with fantastic settings created by video on the back screens, plus
some additional ones on the sides and in front.
The singers and dancers did an outstanding job and had us on our feet
applauding them.
By the time we got out of the theater and up to the 17th
floor of the ship, it was time for the dancing fountain show with the music of
James Bond and images from the movies on the screen as the colored waters
danced to the music. The chaises were
all set up with the padded covers and pillows so we could lean back and just
take in the beauty. A warm breeze blew
across us as we settled back and watched it a couple of times with movie clips
in between the dancing fountain shows.
Another day has come to an end…………………. Tomorrow we’ll be in Dominica.
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