Norwaylady

So, just run down to dinner. a teaser of sailing out of Kotor tonight. I really hoped we were leaving on time/early. But my luck for time were not perfect. IMG_7780.mov

@catgirl411 @hcat Thank you🥰 it’s a cat lovers dream town🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛🐈 I had to call my furry baby’s❤️ So I could see them and check the patient🤕 Mr is home I’ll😔 His fot turned purple and double in size during the night to Monday🥺 He went straight to the doctor on Monday, he called me early in the morning asking for the real deal pain killers🤪 He was desperately seeking for it🤪🤪🤪 so he would be able to walk anywhere…… it’s a really “lovely” plantar facitt infection. So it’s better, he received medicine, good pain killers and doctors orders to keep home and relax. So he is home petting cats and relaxing❤️

We have no big plans for Kotor. I have visited before, it’s lovely here🥰 Strongly recommend going to the Blue cave boat tour and the church on the island, Our Lady of the Rocks. The Queen is not 100% fit for fight today. A little back pain has reduced the activity level. So an express boat trip was not on the wish list today. ( it happens from time to time, it’s due to her known back problem. So we just have to adjust for this🙃) So it’s easy city sightseeing in Kotor Town and some local food. We ordered a Montenegro plate. It was a simple starter🤣🤣🤣 At 16.00 the Queen was finished for today’s tour. So we went back to the pier for tender service back to the ship. Oh my😅 There’s lots of new crew signing on today in Kotor. So that means tender for luggage and crew😳🥺 That’s a lot of suitcases and crew that needs to be taken care of. So we shared a tender by a pile of suitcases and new crew😎 Really not the best place to have crew change😝 lots of extra work for tenders.

Okey, we are not alone in town⚓️ We have company of TUI/Mariella Explorer 2. We went down to the priority tender location around 11.05 They had just called the first tender ticket. We were seated and waited around 20.mins before it was our tour. They were bringing 4-8pax pr tender from the priority group. We were on tender for ticket 6 call. All went smooth and we had a local tender.

Elite, Elite Plus & Zenith has priority tender. We used this service last week in VilleFranche and today. We went down to designated area for waiting for this service. We were on the tender after 15.min. The concierge will take you down to the tender from the waiting area. They normally send a letter to your stateroom how to proceed. Just follow the instruction😉

The menu has been excellent as of now. All fish has arrived perfectly cooked and fresh. The few meat dishes we have eaten has arrived perfectly cooked and flavour has really been good. I must say the kitchen has delivered stable good quality since we arrived onboard👏🏻👏🏻❤️ we have the classic package. So it’s the usual wine available in glasses. Im personally very happy for the French rose. It’s a dry light rose. And I enjoy dry white wine. I can’t have red wine😣 my arthritis goes bonanza😵‍💫🫨😮‍💨🤕 So I keep away. It’s not worth it🫤

They have the fruit plate👌🏻 It’s melon, pineapple etc. I’m allergic to pineapple, so it’s never a problem to ask for just melon or berries. I just ask nicely, and normally I get blueberry or a mix of berries🍓🫐

Today we were invited to a helipad sail in 09.00. Thank you! The Bay of Kotor has a beautiful sail in. We were not allowed on the helipad all the way in, so we are not ready for tenders before around 11.00. Unfortunately we had to leave just before the most narrow point. Fingers crossed for a beautiful evening sailing out😇🙏🏻

Today’s breakfast is in MDR💜 Greek yoghurt and berries. Hold on, shared a plate of French toast😅

Paperwork Kotor

Tonight it was Pride Party on pool deck🩷🩵💙💜💛💚❤️ The Greek officers had a zorba🇬🇷💙🇬🇷 IMG_7650.mov The dance cast had a show off and the flair bartender from Martini showed off💜 The house band played Pride friendly Hits and it was a great evening on deck💜🩷

The house band played in the foyer before dinner 👏🏻❤️ They did a Beatles set🤩 Tonight’s dinner was good🙃 We had asparagus salad, fish and lamb. Dessert was ice cream. They gave the Queen green beans as she asked for❤️ they tasted SO good👏🏻 Nova and Faizal is good❤️👌🏻 We are not suffering or starving in ANY ways😂

Tonight’s show is NYC3. (Same group as yesterday’s pop-up) I will go in by clear eyes and zen in order👌🏻🙃 So show was better then the pop-up show😅Good Not bad, but not best💙

Today’s tour So, Zakynthos is a beautiful 🤩 island. Crystal clear water, beautiful view points, turtles 🐢 and beaches. I really want to come back! What’s not to like about this?😎 BUT….. I will not do a bus tour. (It’s my hate object nr 1🤣🤣🤣) What don’t I do for the Queen? 😅🤔🤭🥰🫡 There’s plenty to see and discover, but very limited time in port. So it’s impossible to see everything. I was very sad that we didn’t drive by shipwreck beach, so we would overlook it and have a fabulous picture from above 😣 This tour is perfect if you are: -older -not a good walker -love sightseeing on bus -want to try meze -want to see as much as possible in a short time -want some smashing photos on 3 stops -want no big activity, just meet and relax If you want to see or crossed something on the list: -shipwreck beach -turtles -swim in crystal clear water -travel by kids/family -hate bigger crowds -don’t like bus sightseeing -boat tour This is not your tour! The Queen was super happy👌🏻🤩❤️ Very satisfied!

After some coffee, I needed to run upstairs and utilities my 5g stable coverage on my phone. So I could do some work by vpn connection on my computer🤓 Home office on X is not bad😂😂⚓️💙 Today canapés (talk about home office service😂)

We arrived back in the ship 14.50 It was straight up to Maria’s big smile in Al Bacio😁 The Queen had not had coffee since breakfast😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🤭

We went down for breakfast in Tuscan, the captain’s club coffee club. It was quiet and relaxing. It’s plated service. We had some cheese, fruit, coffee and juice. Today’s excursion is 100% for the Queen. (It’s not my cup of tea🫡) We left for our meeting time in the theatre 09.00. They were a bit delayed due to the tender operation. Today’s tender was by the ships tenders. Fingers crossed, all goes as planned and worries free. They called our group and we were loaded onto the tender. All was okay and ride went smooth. It’s very shallow water by the pier. So the alarm on the sonar started screaming, notifying shallow water. The Queen started having a small panic attack in her eyes. The alarm 🚨 sounds almost like the engine alarm we had on the Jewel tender….😱😰 I told her to breathe and don’t worry, it’s the sonar alarm for shallow water. It’s nothing to worry about, they will be able to dock. They got us into the pier and unloaded the tender. a side note to fellow travellers: Don’t get up before they are ready docked. Half our tender were up and walking against the door before we were ready, we were not even tied up. The poor deck Kadett said loudly out: please remain seated, we are not tied to the pier and ready. So the Queen survived the tender❤️ Our guide and bus was waiting on the pier. Today’s guide, is a guide on a mission😅🤣😜🌪️🌪️🌪️ We rushed of from the pier and the lady was speaking on in and out breathing 😮‍💨 We drove to Agia Mavra. We visited the church. It’s in process of rebuilding. The church went up in smoke in 2005. The bell tower is 37m and standing next to the church, so it was not destroyed during the fire. So they are restoring the church and decorations. It was a 20.min stop. All churches and bell towers are in separate buildings. This due to the fact that Zakynthos is an earthquake island. So to protect the church it’s separated. After our stop, we left for the mountains. It’s a beautiful view, you are at the top of Zakynthos. They take you to Kampion. They serve a meze lunch🇬🇷💙 and it’s a folkloric dance session. IMG_7592.mov Then it was time to jump into the bus again, off to Bochali for pictures 15.min stop and finally back to town. We were dropped off on the pier 14.20. We were the first of the buses to return, our guide was strict on leaving first from the look out point. Since the line to the tenders get long if we are last of the buses returning. Last tender is 15.00 The guide has spoken a lot about history, sites on the island and animal life. It’s lots of turtles 🐢 on the island. She was very knowledgeable. Really good, but in massive amounts🤭 We were on the tender 14.27 and the line was growing rapidly behind us. Our tender captain informed us when we left the pier, that it will be a little bumpy when we sail past the harbour and enter the ocean. And when we are docking on the ship, it’s a bit of movement going on. So please be seated until we say it’s okay to move. The Queen was mentally prepared and things went well. No alarms or other elements she could worry about👌🏻💙⚓️ Good work! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Today’s plan is a tour by shore excursion. Meeting time 09.00 in the theatre.

Good morning!

Cruise compass and paperwork Zakynthos

Tonight’s show is Broken Strings, so we don’t attend. We walked downstairs to Al Bacio for some coffee and enjoying the Dj downstairs in the Martini Bar. Just an observation from Al Bacio if your seated by the window….. Do you think this qualifies as a bad day at work? Tonight they had a pop- up from NYC3. It’s the singer’s in tomorrow’s show. Well the idea is good…. But compared to last weeks guests entertainment it was underwhelming😝 Dinner was good. Service is good, food tasted excellent and everything is working well. (I have a small feeling they think the inquisition is seated😂😂😂) We had: shrimp cocktail, etrevisio salad and cobia fish (we changed the sides to vegetables) Dessert was ice cream🙃 after eight

We attended the captain’s club party⚓️ The full list of senior officers were represented and the executive committee. Again, Captain Kirk is a fun man😂👌🏻🇬🇷 All lead by cruise director Brittany. They served canapés, drinks and sweets. Same as last weeks senior officers party. Music was by the acoustic due. They are good👌🏻 They had added some entertainment, a pop-up performance from the acrobatic team. This sailing it was more “into” the usual deal. The captain presented the couple onboard by most points. 11 years as X cruisers and 1100 points. (No number of total captains club members onboard) All in-all well attended and arranged.

This day is a floating day😎 I have answered emails and talked on the phone to solve some issues at work🤓🤓 Thank you Captain Kirk for keeping us in Greece phone coverage☺️🇬🇷 At 15.30 the Queen had coffee stars in her eyes😂🤩🤩🤩 So we went down to Al Bacio. It was live music by the acoustic duo. 😋😋🍋🍋🍋🍋 I spy-in my little 👁️ Lemon 🍋 Tart👌🏻 Ice Tea Raspberry & lemon tart delivered. The Queen wanted the non-sugar added cake. It was a Amaretto and blue berry cake😌 Hmm, have they changed pastries chef? 🤔🤭 they looked a bit off. Ohh….🥺 this was the day not to have 🍋 tart. Sorry in advance🙄 (the previous I had during this sailing has tasted excellent 👌🏻) The Queen said the blueberry cake was very tasty 😋 today’s canapés had arrived:

let’s just say that the “lovely” captain’s club hostess was very unpleasant and made me extremely uncomfortable in her behaviour of body language and way of answering me when I tried to ask. She had really boxed me, before I opened my mouth…. I asked on Sil about this in April, and they said it’s in the discretion of the captain’s club host to decide. So they said, just ask politely when you arrive and it will probably not be a problem at all. Since it’s not a big group of family, just my travel partner. So I was really not happy when it started off on the wrong foot. on this sailing they have only 1 event party. They have the captain’s club party+senior party as one. It’s today, in the afternoon 17.15. So we might attend. They had the wine tasting this morning. I don’t drink wine for breakfast, so I didn’t attend. The mixologist event is later in the week, but we are not big drinkers😂😂😂 So I will skip this event.

So the day started in bed by some emails and messages that needed to be taken care off. We are sailing very close to land. So I was late for my walking tour outside. So only 45.mins on the track…. Lots of people out and a bit hard to walk fast in rhythm. I sent the Queen up to the buffet for breakfast service. (She was too late for mdr breakfast) They took excellent care of her🥰 She reported back to me that they were very friendly helping her out on the hunt of Greek yoghurt and grapefruit❤️ After my walking tour it was a Clark Kent into relaxing sun lounger clothing😎 I went by Al Bacio to get some coffee for breakfast. Great service from Melissa. On the way up to the deck I walked by the emporium area, the Jewel shop had a raffle and a diamond seminar💍 Guess who was there? The Queen👑 She had just had some coffee before I arrived downstairs☺️ So we decided to be in it, to win it🎟️ Unfortunately no price for us🙃 (but we tried) Then we went upstairs to find a sun bed. Lots of people outside. So crowded, but you can always find a bed or two if you take a round….. The view is really lovely🤩