Norwaylady

Rain rain☔️☔️☔️ Can you order it? Well it was perfect timing😂 Thanks captain Zizis🥰 We wanted to take a dip in the jacuzzi… and a sunny day in decent temperatures filled up pool deck until late. But around 16.00 it arrived a little drizzle☔️😂 It cleared pool deck in 1-2-3😉 So after 10.mins drizzle, it was perfect to enjoy the jacuzzi alone😎 So out we went☺️ At 18.30 it was time to take the trip to Sky lounge. Decent amount of people and widely spread out. You know you have auntie children😝 Mr Norwaylady was not paying attention when he put on the shoes. So he scrubbed his fingers…. Well it needed a band-aid 🩹 O hello Minions😝 Tonight’s show is the singing cast preforming broadway songs. We attended on the Alaskan cruise. So we will not attend. Dinner is not decided at this point. We are debating if mdr or buffet is safest tonight. We ended up in the buffet together by the crew😜 we went for dinner at 20.45. Quiet and empty, just crew eating dinner🥰 So very “safe”🙃 We had stir-fry and some ice cream for dessert. Tonight’s choices for ice cream was better then yesterday☺️ I love Asian food, so it’s perfect to pick my own ingredients and have it freshly made. It’s more “cantina” style compared to mdr and I’m not a fan of “hunt-down-your-dinner”. Wooden spoons for ice cream and melamine plate’s🤣 But in this crazy world, I stretch far to keep us well😉 the crew on duty in ocean view has been extremely nice both evenings. And they know how to make a espresso macchiato🙃 (they only have large cups, but it’s made correctly;) I hope to return to mdr tomorrow. I’m not happy about the situation. But I’m paranoid for the moment😅 It was a really shot across the bow that the numbers is that horrible. We know from experience in Norway that colder climate is the “ultimate” growing conditions for covid and crowded areas indoors. But we also feel that a lot of fellow passengers give nada effort to try to keeping well. And when they were obviously I’ll of something, they still attended shows, mdr and bars. Not nicely done for your fellow cruisers or crew…..

So if anyone wondering why I always cover up my ears outside, it’s because I have a small problem in my ears. If they have a little wind, it’s a problem asap. I had a horrible ear infection after a dive many years ago. So the layers inside the ear is very sensitive afterwards. So loud sounds are not my best friend. So a little wind or colder climate, and it feels like I have water in my ears constantly. It’s really not funny😩 So it’s better to cover up and avoid the problem😎 (and I also don’t dive anymore😢 But Mr Norwaylady enjoy diving😍) Snorkelling is okay🐡🐠🦑🐟 Today I wanted to have lunch from the spa café. I like the clean cousin and vegetables. And they are plated, so I only need to bring them away. Tuna salad, caprese salad and a turkey sandwich was shared lunch today🍴 We had a picnic upstairs on solstices deck. Worked well🥰 (yes, we are good guests. Carried the plates downstairs again together by cutlery and napkins;) We been relaxing in the sun and just taking it easy😎 Not crowded and very peaceful up on solstices deck. Sea days are days that just sail away😅😂😂 Do as much or little as you prefer. I wanted ice cream in the ☀️ Tried in the buffet for dessert yesterday. But they were out of all flavours except strawberry. ( I love fresh strawberries, but put them in ice cream or soft serve😝 no thanks😝) So it was melon instead. So today I had to walk the dreaded buffet during lunch….. it was strawberry soft serve in Spa café🤥 So I walked in 14.15 hoping it would be okay. Long line and very limited options. All boxes empty. So ended up on vanilla & cherry-brandy for us🍨 It was good☺️ only problem is the walk back in the sun🫠🫠🫠 They had some activity by the pool today☺️ Bean toss, line dancing and something else. Good too see this outside😎 Today’s canapés has arrived. They don’t do a big variety on them😜But they are tasty if you like the ingredients😉

Rise & Shine😎 Clock has been turned 1-hour back. It’s the last, promise😝 We are now on Hawaiian time🤩 Coffee was collected downstairs in Al bacio🥰 Breakfast delivered to our room🥰 (and after a little discussion, Mr Norwaylady decided it was a bit to cold outside for breakfast😛) So this was probably the last one indoors😎 Waiting patiently on the balcony breakfast….. If someone was missing a plate of pineapple 🍍 this morning, we had it😂😂 I thought it was strange to receive one plate/box extra…. Surprise surprise, a full plate of pineapple🤣🤣 Mr was happy for some extra fruit🥰 I have done my 2-hour grand tour walk out on the deck. Beautiful weather and 19c. Lots of people around the pool. Still a bit wind, but not to chilly. As you know, yesterday we attended the captain’s club party. You know I have said some words about not “fit-in-the-box”…… A elderly couple from UK walked up to our hidden location. They asked if we hadn’t left the lounge, it was a private event…. We told them politely that we are invited also. It’s just something we are very used to😅 It’s not the first and will probably not be the last time. Our team in housekeeping is doing a good job, our stateroom is taken good care of and Caesar gave excellent details of how we “live” on routine🥰😅 So it’s very smooth transition from one to another🙃

it’s been silent as in a graveyard…. They didn’t say anything on the Alaska part. But I’m not blind….. the reason we know well is due to fb group and roll call. In Alaska we were very few that masked up. It was more masks when the sneezing and coughing raised. But that’s to late. No force of masks in tenders(they had a sign, but no crew comment if you used it….), bus shuttle or theatre. There are some more masks now. I’m very happy for that🤩 We keep outside during daytime as much as possible and try to do things that are not crowded. ( so that’s why it’s a long walk outdoors and no fitness centre)

Cruise compass for tomorrow

So after spending some time outside, it was time to get dressed for the evening. Tonight’s show is pianist Hyperion Knight. We started to evening in Sky Lounge. Its a lovely view and it’s not crowded😊 Milos has a “base” here during daytime. So if you have questions, he will happily answer. Mr Norwaylady and Milos has bonded😂😂😂 Both have binoculars that has stabiliser🙃 And they love to scout for animals outside😊 It’s very nice that Milos is around and can answer questions of wildlife. I must admit that we are very “up-to-date” on this field. So Milos has not given us any “grand” new information. But he is really fun and a firework of a lecture holder. (I have 3+5 years at university, so I can say he’s a great lecture holder😜🤣🤣 he’s not like paint-dry lecturer’s) The beyond podium talk’s Milos has in the theatre, can be seen on the tv in the stateroom afterwards the presentation. Victoria & the rest of the crew in Sky lounge is very welcome and friendly. They make the best cosmopolitan I have had on all my 17 Celebrity cruises. It’s perfect 🤩 (I’m not a big cocktail drinker, but on cruise I like to have one;) Tonight’s show was fabulous🤩😂 Hyperion Knight was great🤩 His E. Grieg description of Norway was fantastic😂🇳🇴😂 Really my cup of tea🤩 Dinner tonight…. We have to eat something right? I promised Mr Norwaylady for better and for worse when I walked down the aisle soon to be 12years ago😍🙈 He’s a big fan of buffets. And yesterday when he picked up some fruit, he promised me it was completely empty, except from some crew/officers in the having dinner up in the buffet. So we landed on buffet😝 not a winner in my opinion, but it’s okay. Mr Norwaylady is a happy camper🥰 (it’s not the lack of choices, I just hate to chase down my food and it’s impossible to decide😵‍💫🙄) I have a minor problem/issue about mdr. There lots of people😱😰😳 We have a table in the more private section. But I fear all those people for the moment……😱🤔🫣🙄😬 My radar for cough and sneezing is at max capacity🫣 So after stretching my day, captain’s club event and show. A empty buffet is good for my peace of mind. Lots of crew eating dinner, no guests. So that was a “winner” in the game avoid larger groups of people🤩😝 Happy cruising🥰😜🤪😎⚓️

deepending on your stateroom type, you may have it😉 we are in concierge and had Aqua last sailing. they have a extended menu for breakfast. So their is oatmeal on their options😌

So after a good walk outside for 2hours, it was nice to sit down for a few minutes and feel the sunshine ☀️ it’s getting stronger sun by every meter we sail. At 13.00 we attended the captain’s club party. We took a table hidden away from everyone. So we had no one close on us. The cruisers/Zenit by most points, was a couple. 4000-something points. Cd Sue, captain Zisis and captain’s club hostess said some words and they served drinks and small bites. todays canapés was delivered to our room already. Now it’s time to enjoy ourselves on the top deck😎 Just looking over the ocean and trying to read some magazines🤓 Plans for the evening is probably show and dinner. ( it’s a new pianist;) We haven’t decided yet😅

Poached eggs😊 Mr’s favourite for breakfast 😌 They have arrived perfectly cooked every morning.

Good morning! We have turned the clock 1-hour further back. I slept well and it’s good to have a decent nap🥰 Breakfast was delivered as usual. Still a bit to windy to take the balcony breakfast picture I love😍 Today i had a spoon for my yoghurt😁 much easier to eat😉 Coffee was picked up as regular routine🥰 The crew in Al bacio is very friendly and it’s always a pleasure to arrive, have smiles In eyes and a good start of the day🤩 We received the invitation to the captain’s club party, it’s today. No I’m up on my walking tour. It’s 18c a little wind from sw. good walking conditions😎

We got dressed up and went to a empty Sky Lounge. Perfect for just enjoying the view and empty area. Mr had a drink and I had some soda. We had burger for lunch…. So I was still full after lunch and Mr was really not hungry….. So we decided that Mr could pick up a plate of fruit in the buffet and bring it to the room. Today’s plan was to do as little as possible in the longest time😜😝😂 We did quite well😉 I still need to get some more sleep, slept a bit more for the night for today. But my energy is a bit low, I need my 8hours of sleep. When I’m mentally exhausted, I sleep awfully bad. And stress is unfortunately a trigger for me😵‍💫 So the last days has really been a recipe of how to shake me out of balance🫠😵‍💫 So I wish for a good nights sleep and looking forward for tomorrow’s program😁 Attached is cruise compass for tomorrow

The sun came out and it’s a beautiful day. Good Norwegian temperature and a bit wind. So perfect walking weather😎 Took a 2-hour grand walk on the top decks. Good to get some steps and some moves in my body. Mr opted for a sun bed and a magazine, cheering on me every lap😜 There’s lots of small dolphins 🐬 around us. It’s been a pleasure to walk and enjoying them. Milos is still onboard. He did a lecture this morning. We didn’t attend. He will do several talks during our sea days. Today it was time for a mast grill lunch. So around 13.15( we don’t eat here to often😌) Mr picked up to 2 burgers+cutlery and we had a private lunch enjoying the view from solstices deck. It was good, and we were happy outside😎😎 After 4 hours out on deck, it was time to head down to the cabin for some work on the computer and some coffee🤓😌 Work was effectively done🤓 So it was time for a little dip in the pool. When we went outside, it was empty. So it’s perfect🥰 Tonight is evening chic🥳 So it’s time to dress up a bit and have dinner afterwards. Tonight’s entertainment is production show Topper. ( we went on last leg)

Nice and slow start of our day. Breakfast delivered to our room at 08.20 and a trip down to smiling gang in Al Bacio to pick up our coffee🥰 We have turned the clock 1 hour back during the night. From earlier posting, you know I talked about the cutlery roulette for room service🍴🥄😂😂😂 Today was a great experience of that. No spon and a cute fork to my granola😝🤣🤣 I’m not angry or upset. And unfortunately they had displaced a fruit plate in the melon stack. So we had melon, fruit plate and kiwi. ( and what’s in fruit plan🥁🥁🥁🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍) But lucky us, it was just one of two plates of melon delivered wrong😁 So when they called to ask if our breakfast was good, the poor crew had a minor panic attack when I said there’s no spoon for the yoghurt granola and unfortunately they had loaded fruit plate instead of melon😬😱😰 I was not angry or upset and said smiling, don’t worry, we are good. We are not starving in any ways😅 Before I manage to say cake, I was redirected to manager of room service😝 I said to him: remember to breathe, the melon/fruit plate was probably loaded in the wrong stack downstairs from the kitchen. It happens😉 and if hadn’t been allergic to pineapple, it would definitely not been a problem🙃 and a spoon might be better for my yoghurt, but we are all good☺️ No it’s time to get out and take a walk on the top deck. Cloudy outside, around 16/17 Celsius and wind from w. Have some work I need to take care of later🤓

The good thing on the last cruise was that the majority eat early in Blu. So when we got a beeper, primarily it was to clean out the restaurant☺️ So it was always maximum 1/3 capacity of guests and we were widely spread out. And we were in same area, same neighbourhood table guests. So it felt very okay. And even before covid, we like to walk on the outside deck😉 You never know what you can see or detect🤩 We have a“regular” seat in the theatre, we are normally all by ourselves there🥰 Even before this madness, we don’t see the need to be seated on top of other guests, when there lots of other empty areas. If we have been in the buffet earlier, we always sit outside on the terrace. And we have always been “late” when they close. So it’s empty. Im social, but more in the Norwegian way😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴 So it doesn’t feel like we missed something. (And I’m not a buffet lover, I have always hated the ritual of hunting down my food;) Happy Cruising⚓️⚓️⚓️🤩🥳

So at 19.00 we went up to Sky lounge. It was empty, so it was perfect for a pre-dinner drink and enjoy the view alone🤩 crew don’t count😉 Our dinner reservation had arrived on the door when we left. Fingers crossed it’s a good table. We went down to dinner 20.30. Since it’s the first night, it’s a line. We were seated all the way into the restaurant. Not in the open areas between deck 3/4. It’s too much noise for me. Good start. We are 4 2.seated tables on a line. Okey. Tonight’s menu was okey. It’s less seafood/fish compared to Blu. Our neighbours had a ruff start. They wanted water, but no ice in it. It goes all on auto and they had some glasses containing ice before they got it😅 We had for: Starter: shrimp Louis, spring roll Main: roasted carrot cumin salad and prime rib of beef. Dessert: warm banana blueberry crumble I ordered a espresso macchiato, let’s just say it was not😝 Food was okay. Our servers will probably be okay. I will give them some time to adjust to new guests before I say anything. After dinner, it was time to return to our cabin and try to get a decent night of sleep. We had a bottle of sparkling waiting in the room. It was from the hotel manager❤️ Very nice of him/the ship. Looking forward to some sea days. Just need to breathe and have a good time. Tomorrow’s plan is to do as little as possible in the longest time😝🥰😎 (Have some magazines and work to as entertainment;)

Sail away was from our balcony. It was nice to sit down and just relax. We been walking all day and standing in line for a long time. So it was good to just enjoy the sun and the view. I went down to Al bacio, picked up some coffee and a little beer to Mr😎 So tonight’s plan is just relaxing and have dinner. Our roll call from Alaska has reported on “let’s just say” not good numbers and how this effected a lot of b2b sailors. They were taken of the ship in Vancouver. I must admit that I’m feeling very stressful about this. It makes our decision to mask up on the ship indoors, on transport and try to stay away from crowded areas more correct. We been strict and will continue to be strict. There will be breakfast to our room, no buffet, no elevator and I must feel a bit on my stress level of what we will attend. It’s awful to say it, but this is how it is for the moment❤️

@Redking it’s captain Zizis. Our trip to Alaska was 3 cruise since he took over.

its awful….. it’s really a mad house. Combination of 2 ships or more in port is crazy. When we left for Alaska it was HAL, Princess & X. Same crazy lines and awful experience.

🥁 🥁 We are officially back onboard! Took only 1.30h in line thru security and us borders😜 A lady collapsed just behind us when we were thru security😰 I really hope she’s doing okay❤️ The b2b must follow the same process as new guests. So it’s really not okay to be a b2b in Vancouver AND get of the ship😑 But we are back onboard🥳🥳🥳 We have all our luggage in our room and the door sign is up😎 WiFi is connected again and her are today’s paperwork🥰

Vancouver is showing off in beautiful sunny weather😎 ( no smoke from fires today! So clean and clear air;) We have been walking a longer tour. It was crispy in the morning but when the sun went higher, the temperature raised quickly. We walked from the cruise terminal by the ocean to English Bay, onward by the ocean to Howe street. Then into the shopping area, Nordstrom, Gucci, luxury brand etc. (no new dresses or purses;) We wanted a little lunch, so we picked up some sushi and then back to the cruise terminal for a picnic on the rooftop in the sun. It seemed very hectic downstairs for cruise passengers. So we waited until 13.50 to go down😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 Then it was time to return to the ship. OMG 😱 the line to security and us border control is loooooong. And we must process through this, too go back on the ship. This time ckin was after all this. So are we happy? NO, as a b2b this is really not funny. I know it’s port failure, but why is there no line for b2b? So we are dancing our way around the line😝

First and last breakfast in Blu❤️ Ship docked this morning around 05.30. We went down for breakfast around 07.50. It was starting to be quiet in Blu❤️ So that was nice. I had some fruit and parfait. Mr went for fruit and eggs Benedict. After finishing up our breakfast, we had to leave the ship…. Guess what? It’s a long line for getting off😝 Today’s plan is to take a walk in Vancouver and enjoy the city before we return to ship before 15.00 all-onboard time.

So it was jacuzzi time😎 Norwaylady needed to “land” to breathe mode😵‍💫🫡😬🤪🤩 So tonight’s show was not attended. It was a production show, so we will probably see it later❤️ ( and we seen it before;) We went for dinner around 20.15. Seated at Made & Zeins zone. Warmed welcome from everyone❤️ It was good to go to dinner❤️ It’s very sad that we move downstairs to mdr on next leg. But we know we will be taken good care of❤️we are seated on late dinner. Tonight’s menu was: Stater: cucumber salad and octopus 🐙 Main: tuna and bouillabaisse Dessert: ice cream and biscuit crouillante All dishes was excellent. Well balanced and good flavour. Service is very good and warm❤️ I can really say that we feel very welcome and taken very good care of in Blu. It’s one thing to be served and another to be taken care of❤️ We were very happy to meet Caesar (housekeeping) again on return from the jacuzzi❤️ He had been down on muscle pain/Isjias. I feel for him( bin there, done that, not recommended😵‍💫🥹🥵) So it was very nice to see him❤️ After dinner we went to bed. Norwaylady was “finished” after the day. Unfortunately after a stressful day like this, the sleeping often turns into a restless battle😑🤥🫠 this night was no exception😜 So look’s like it will be a power nap at some point in the afternoon😴