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[Norwaylady]

Cruise compass Day 3 Sea Day

 

 

 

 

 

[Norwaylady]

Sea days! 

No rush for anything😁😎

 

I was awake 06.30 but decided that staying in bed was the best thing to do🥰

I slept awful last night. 

I was tired to the bone 🦴 and went to sleep the second I touched the pillow🛌

 

But I woke up 01.30 of an awful nightmare😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

 

I calmed down and went back to sleep but woke up again of the same later😱😱😱😱😱 

So it was a short night for me🫣🤭

 

Mr was wide awake at 08.30 so he was ready for breakfast! 

So I said we could go for breakfast first and then I could go for a walk and he off to the balcony office😎

 

We ended up in the captains club breakfast in Tuscan. 

 

I had the usual and Mr had the same as usual. Salmon bagels and fruits. 

The captain’s club hostess was present. She walked by all tables to say hello👋🏻 (but she skipped our table😅🤭) 

 

Afterwards I went to change into my walking shoes and Mr logged onto work. since the Easter holiday is ended, it’s always something that needs some attention on work for Mr. ( I can solve many problems via my phone on a sun lounger🤣😎🤭👌🏻) 

 

I walked for a good hour. It was a bit windy in some parts of the track but the temperature is nice 👌🏻 

 

Now it’s time for a Clark Kent and captains club welcome toast 🥂 at 12.00. 

[Norwaylady]

Mr joined me for Captains Club welcome toast 🥂 

He needed a break😅 

 

 

It was canapés, drinks, live music and the acrobatics preformed. The numbers of officers attending was high😅👌🏻

 

 

It was a full house. 

But this was better than last week! 

Captain George seemed more “present” to the event and it seemed like it was more enjoyable for the team around him👌🏻🥂💙

 

The top cruiser is a gentleman, 6xxx something points and 63 cruises🚢. 

 

Mr returned downstairs to do some more work and I have found myself a sun lounger and are replying to emails and texts work related🩷😎

[Norwaylady]

Mr came up for lunch little over 14. 

So we went to OV. It was British 🇬🇧 food themed lunch. It was fish & chips and some other typical British dishes. 

The British version on Equinox is weaker than compared to what Edge offered on British 🇬🇧 themed lunch. 

 

Mr had fish & (chips) Asian chicken. 

I went for a self built sandwich of tuna. 

 

 

It was plenty of space on the terrace, so no stress to get a table. 

[Norwaylady]

We haven’t talked plans for shore excursions on this sailing. 

We hit a little “jackpot” on OBC on this cruise. It was the onboard booking OBC and it was some OBC for booking this sailing. 

So we had 400$ OBC, that’s very nice 😊 

 

So the OBC gave us upgraded WiFi from basic to premium. 

And 3 shore excursions. 

The Black Friday sale was really good for this sailing. So it gave us all off this! 

 

Last Easter on Sil we did snorkel, snorkel 🤿 and snorkel 🤿 

They were all very nice 👌🏻 but we wanted to try something new🙃 and a ac bus sightseeing is not our first choice😝

 

We have booked: 

St John’s Antigua: small group hike & beach tour 

 

Barbados: destination highlights Swim with turtles, shipwrecks and snorkel 

 

Castries, St Lucia: destination highlight Piton Heights nature trail 

 

So we will see how this goes🙃😜😎🤩

[Norwaylady]

I returned to the cabin a little after 5. 
I took a one eyed siesta on a sun lounger by the pool😎 after the lunch break. 
Mr is still working. 
 

Today’s canapés had arrived:

 

the culinary fantasy is on the edge of beyond fantastic🤣😆🤭 

 

tonight is evening chic. 
Tonight’s show is Broadway cabaret from the vocal cast. 
We haven’t decided yet if we’re in or out on this one🤔

[Norwaylady]

Mr was not finished working when I returned. 

So we agreed to split up! 

(Not the divorce agreement😜) 

 

I got dressed and decided for a new round of the Broadway show. 

And then Mr would join me for dinner tonight🥰

 

The vocal cast was 👍🏻 they had landed a little more and they delivered a great performance.

 

 

 

 

[Norwaylady]

After the show I had agreed to meet Mr in Passport on deck 3. 

It was so crowded today. Usually it’s less crowded than decks 4+5.

It seemed like everyone was out and about tonight🥰

 

CD Angela said after the show that it’s only 67kids/under 18 on this sailing. (She was talking about what’s going on tonight of entertainment) So the average age is higher than last cruise😂😇 Of those 67 kids at least 15 of them are toddlers from 9+months  old to 2years. I saw lots of them when I walked (and umbrella strollers) 

 

Mr arrived and we ordered a pre dinner aperitif 🍸 

The new house band was playing in grade foyer🎶🎶

I think they need a few more days to get into it properly🎶 it sounds okay, but the flow of music and songs was a bit rough. 

 

Dinner tonight: 

 

We had the salad, salmon and duck 

 

 

 

It tasted good and was freshly made. 

 

Dessert 

 

Mr had strawberry panna cotta and a scoop of ice cream. 

 

I had my favourite ice cream, after eight😋

 

The panna cotta has a real strawberry 🍓 sauce. It was purée from blender of strawberry 🍓 😋😋😋

Why couldn’t my cheesecake on the first night have this sauce???? 

It’s only on the menu for one night, so why not make it a really nice one🧐

[Norwaylady]

Cruise compass Day 4 St John’s, Antigua. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cruisetonowhere10]

1 hour ago, Norwaylady said:

After the show I had agreed to meet Mr in Passport on deck 3. 

It was so crowded today. Usually it’s less crowded than decks 4+5.

It seemed like everyone was out and about tonight🥰

 

CD Angela said after the show that it’s only 67kids/under 18 on this sailing. (She was talking about what’s going on tonight of entertainment) So the average age is higher than last cruise😂😇 Of those 67 kids at least 15 of them are toddlers from 9+months  old to 2years. I saw lots of them when I walked (and umbrella strollers) 

 

Mr arrived and we ordered a pre dinner aperitif 🍸 

The new house band was playing in grade foyer🎶🎶

I think they need a few more days to get into it properly🎶 it sounds okay, but the flow of music and songs was a bit rough. 

 

Dinner tonight: 

 

We had the salad, salmon and duck 

 

 

 

It tasted good and was freshly made. 

 

Dessert 

 

Mr had strawberry panna cotta and a scoop of ice cream. 

 

I had my favourite ice cream, after eight😋

 

The panna cotta has a real strawberry 🍓 sauce. It was purée from blender of strawberry 🍓 😋😋😋

Why couldn’t my cheesecake on the first night have this sauce???? 

It’s only on the menu for one night, so why not make it a really nice one🧐

Or why not make the sauce for both at the same time…lol…

[hcat]

saw a few Spa  Combo Specials in the posted dailies.. but $189 for the Massage plus other items I don't want..still seemed pricey.

 

I am cutting back to just a facial on our  next cruise....pre booked with discount was pricey and  appt times were awkward.

 

Edited April 4 by hcat

[Norwaylady]

23 minutes ago, cruisetonowhere10 said:

Or why not make the sauce for both at the same time…lol…

Yes!!!! 
🙌🏻 

[Norwaylady]

22 minutes ago, hcat said:

saw a few Spa  Combo Specials in the posted dailies.. but $189 for the Massage plus other items I don't want..still seemed pricey.

 

I am cutting back to just a facial on our  next cruise....pre booked with discount was pricey and  appt times were awkward.

 

The spa prices are ridiculous high! 
 

the deals they have offered are just to hige….😳

 

im not the biggest user of the spa, but I  like to either have a massage or do nails at some point. 
As of now it’s hilarious pricey😑

Specially since the NOK is catastrophic low for USD🫠🫨😬🫥🫠

[Norwaylady]

Good Morning Antigua! 

 

We had a quick breakfast in OV. A full house🤪🤪

Coffee machine was again broken🥺 I hope they get a new one during dry dock🫡

 

We are now waiting in the theatre for our tour departure. 

[Lena11033]

1 hour ago, hcat said:

saw a few Spa  Combo Specials in the posted dailies.. but $189 for the Massage plus other items I don't want..still seemed pricey.

 

I am cutting back to just a facial on our  next cruise....pre booked with discount was pricey and  appt times were awkward.

 

 

My next one I'm not doing anything I'll just get a massage when I get home, I mean my local one isn't cheap either but I can at least claim that back through insurance

[Norwaylady]

Our tour is a small group. So we have 7 guests and 2 guides. We left 08.30. 

It’s around 30.minutes drive to the starting point. You walk off from the zip line location. 

 

 

The track is in the beginning a made walking path of stones and wooden tracks. As you walk on, it turns into a walking trail. It’s uphill and then downhill. 

You have a great view from halfway through the tour. 

 

 

You are walking onto Carlisle Bay. 

A long sandy beach 🏖️ 

 

 

 

it’s around 30.minutes time for a quick swim. Depending on the speed of the walking tour🙃 

 

After the beach break it’s time to return to the ship. 

We had a great time out and about on tour. It was easy walk if your decent fit and used to walk. You need shoes to walk on uneven surfaces. 

Only drawback was the short time for a swim. It would be great if you had more time, so a little later return time to the ship would give it a full day👍🏻😎🏖️🥾 a 1h on the beach would make it great. 

 

We were back onboard 12.45 ish. 

We didn’t roam around in town or port after our tour dropped us off. 

Mr wanted to shower off some sand and then do some more work. 

And have a snack in Al Bacio on the way upstairs🤭

[hcat]

4 hours ago, Lena11033 said:

 

My next one I'm not doing anything I'll just get a massage when I get home, I mean my local one isn't cheap either but I can at least claim that back through insurance

It just reached a point when I say no !

Hope the facials will still be worthwhile.. 

[hcat]

enjoyed photos of your excursion..agree it could have been longer..more time to swim..looks like a nice change of pace

 

so cute with the flag!

[Lena11033]

2 minutes ago, hcat said:

It just reached a point when I say no !

Hope the facials will still be worthwhile.. 

 

Yeah I just did a comparison as I was looking for appointment today near me I think is about $50  more on the ship but with no OBC now being given I rather save money for other things.

Same with the excursions I booked one with OBC for when in Bruges but nothing for Geiranger or Bergen.

For December I had $100 OBC I used that for Eden (before prices went up) I have a little left over but no excursions or massage booked. I am debating on thermal suite only because I won't be getting off the ship a lot (or at all at the moment) and I like it on the E class ships.

 

[hcat]

let's face it.. prices are going up..bargains are hard to find...

 

But we still enjoy cruising..hope the ship crowding will taper off!

 

[depplep]

Love Antigua. Beautiful pictures. 

[toucan49]

7 hours ago, Norwaylady said:

After the show I had agreed to meet Mr in Passport on deck 3. 

It was so crowded today. Usually it’s less crowded than decks 4+5.

It seemed like everyone was out and about tonight🥰

 

CD Angela said after the show that it’s only 67kids/under 18 on this sailing. (She was talking about what’s going on tonight of entertainment) So the average age is higher than last cruise😂😇 Of those 67 kids at least 15 of them are toddlers from 9+months  old to 2years. I saw lots of them when I walked (and umbrella strollers) 

 

Mr arrived and we ordered a pre dinner aperitif 🍸 

The new house band was playing in grade foyer🎶🎶

I think they need a few more days to get into it properly🎶 it sounds okay, but the flow of music and songs was a bit rough. 

 

Dinner tonight: 

 

We had the salad, salmon and duck 

 

 

 

It tasted good and was freshly made. 

 

Dessert 

 

Mr had strawberry panna cotta and a scoop of ice cream. 

 

I had my favourite ice cream, after eight😋

 

The panna cotta has a real strawberry 🍓 sauce. It was purée from blender of strawberry 🍓 😋😋😋

Why couldn’t my cheesecake on the first night have this sauce???? 

It’s only on the menu for one night, so why not make it a really nice one🧐

I'll have to try the After 8 ice cream. I love their cinnamon ice cream...but now I can only get it if I ask for it.

[Norwaylady]

After showering off and changing clothes Mr was ready for the lunch😝😅 

Today it was Caribbean food in OV. 

Mr took a little bit of different things. 

 

I was not into the big lunch thing😆 So I had some melon and tasted the “omelette” thing. 

It was made to order and Mr had chosen fish as topping. 

 

It was very tasty. Like a crossover of omelette, puff pastries and fajitas😋 and the filling of fish and shrimp was really tasty. 

 

The dessert table was filled with Caribbean cuisine. 

Mr had an assortment of several things. 

I tasted the cinnamon  nut banana cake. It was delicious 😋 

 

Mr went downstairs to do some work and I moved up to Sunset. 

[DaKahuna]

Looks like we are going to need to go to the OVC more often for desserts.  Love that cinnamon banana nut cake !

 

[Norwaylady]

I answered several work emails and texted my colleague about an upcoming project. 

So work & pleasure can be combined from time to time😎🙌🏻💙⚓️

 

At 16.35 captain George came on the pa to say we are ready for departure💙⚓️

Then it was late in 🇳🇴 so a glass of wine was appropriate😂😎

Cheers to a great day in Antigua😎 

 

Mr wasn’t supposed to work during the holiday. But they did a fusion of 2 companies 1.1.24. 

The company they bought, some of the employees were not to happy about it… so it makes it very busy and lots of extra work for Mr…. 

I think it will be better during the summer. But until the process is completed to get everything done in the fusion, it’s a bit more complicated and crazy 🤪 then normal procedure will return😇🤓

 

Well well…. On the positive side… Mr is making a bill of many toothed fork🍴 

So then our Christmas holiday is ✔️😜