It was good to kick back today after the excitement of yesterday, unfortunately the weather in the morning wasn’t good enough to sit outside.
Our day started with a trip to get coffee which we picked up en route to the Horizon Court (buffet) for breakfast. The proper tasting coffee comes as part of the Plus Package and is a very welcome perk. Princess has done some sort of deal with Lavazza Coffee which is a huge step up from the basic stuff you get out of the machines. It’s got to the stage now where you start to see people doing the same thing every day (we are no exception) and there are 2 couples in Horizon Court that sit near and every morning they spread four napkins out on the table that form a sort of table cloth. Quite what the benefits are goodness only knows but as long as they are happy then that’s all that counts.
Once again it was very windy and there was a fair amount of movement onboard, in fact while waiting for another coffee to take back to the cabin, I was watching the pool slosh around and wondering how long it would be before they emptied them.
By lunch time all but one had been emptied. It was a very laid back morning and lunch was a nice distraction as it’s always a great experience with the three people who look after us. Twice a week, the restaurant manager (Valentin) makes a fresh pasta dish actually in the restaurant and today was one of the days, today it was pasta with pancetta and tomato sauce which was a real treat and absolutely delicious. Having talked to him about it, we have found out that he loves cooking so it’s a win win for us.
We spent the afternoon out out by the pool by Neptune’s Reef where around 3:00 pm the skies cleared and the wind dropped a little making it really nice to sit outside. What a difference having clear skies made because prior to that it was quite chilly.
Today was Halloween and there were decorations all over the ship and bar staff even joining in with some makeup and costumes. How has Halloween evolved in such a way that you now wish people a happy one? Our evening was the usual drill with Adelaide to come tomorrow.
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I like a good coffee. You said that you have the Plus package – what are your thoughts? A bit surprising that you got your morning start at Coffee & Cones rather than the International Cafe.
We are not users of the elevators so from deck 9 we take the stairs up and grab a coffee en route to the Horizon Court. If we go down to the International Cafe it’s a long trek back up. Same coffee and it works for us. 👍🏻
From our perspective, the plus package is a very good deal. WiFi, gratuities, drinks, coffee, unlimited soft drinks and water.
Ahh, now I understand about the pools…
Why is it that coffee on so many cruise lines is a toss-up? Or only decent if you pay extra. It’s just sad. Keep enjoying those sea days.