My third and final day of the cruise is here already; these three-day cruises go by so fast.
Today we are scheduled for Coco Cay, however the ship could not stop there. The weather this morning was so bad due to the storm forming off the east coast. We are experiencing very high winds and waves around 10 feet. The upper pool decks were closed, so I wasn’t able to go outside and take photos.
The captain made the announcement at 8am that we would spend the day at sea. The cruise director Marc (Bing Bong) came on with an update on all the activities for the day.
I started my morning off the same as every morning at Starbucks. I enjoy their coffee a lot and it’s $3.50 with tip for a large cup of brew. They also serve the free coffee in the Diamond lounge.
Since we were in no rush for any daytime actives, my group decided to have breakfast in the Windjammer. Well I think this was the same idea as everyone else, because the Windjammer was packed.
That’s one thing my brother mentioned being on this ship for the first time, is how much smaller the Windjammer is compared to the larger ships.
After breakfast they started some of the scheduled events on board. They had cake-decorating class in the centrum, trivia in the Schooner bar, and bingo in Boleros.
Still with all the actives going, the ship just felt a little crowded. This was the first time on board this ship, where I felt that way.
But the wind was so high; there were no actives on the top deck.
I headed over to the Schooner Bar for a few pints of Goose Island.
This is the only bar on board that sells the Goose, and I also found this to be the case on Majesty of the Seas.
For lunch, we decided to eat in the main dining room, since we were indoors all day.
This is a great option if you are looking for a longer dining experience during the day.
Typically, I like to grab something quick and head back to the pool, but it was a nice change. They had a salad bar set-up in the middle of the dining room, with a lot of toppings to choose from.
For my main course, I ordered grilled fish and it was very good. I noticed they didn’t have any grilled fish during lunch at the Windjammer this cruise.
Since it was Super Bowl Sunday, we headed to the theater to watch the game.
They had table’s set-up with nachos, hotdogs, and hamburgers to eat during the game. I was wishing for wings, but the nachos were fine.
It was a lot of fun watching the big game in a large setting like the theater. At halftime, we decided to leave because the ship was rocking so much and we needed some fresh air.
They also had the game playing on the pool deck, but it was very windy and cold to watch out there.
Since it was 8:10pm I decided to run down to the dining room for one last meal.
The dining room was empty, as everyone was watching the game. It was kind of nice, because the service was so good, since they were not so busy.
I ended up going to the Quest to wrap up my cruise. If you have never been to the quest, or don’t know much about it, you must attend. I don’t want to share a lot of the details of what it is, to keep it a surprise, but don’t bring the kids.
Well friends, that’s going to wrap up my three-day cruise to the Bahamas.
I’m sad we didn’t get to stop in Coco Cay, but we made the best of it and enjoyed our day. I did have a cabana booked at $250 and they refunded it back to me.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
See you again in 47 days for my next live blog on board the Brilliance of the Seas. It’s going to be an extra long blog, because I’m doing a back-to-back sailing.
