Princess Cays

        Saturday, 27 Sep 2014 – Although we had set our alarm for 8:00 AM, we were

With May (Our Cabin Steward)

On Ship's Tender

Jim and Kim

both awake by 7:00.  We discussed Princess Cays with May, our cabin steward, because we had received no information about it; she told us what to expect.  After a quick breakfast, we met Jim and Kim; and soon (about 9:45) we boarded a ship’s tender for the short ride to Princess Cays.  Princess Cays is an exclusive port of call and private beach on the southern portion of the Island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas.  As advertised, there were thousands of lounge chairs and lots of shady spots; however, most of the chairs in the best spots already had towels thrown on them by early arrivals in order to reserve them.  However, we did manage to find an area that was somewhat shady under a palm tree, and in conjunction with the use of our umbrella, we avoided further aggravating Sally’s sunburn.   At 11:30 we boarded a glass bottom boat and sailed out to sea, leaving Jim and Kim lounging on the beach.  The boat’s captain maneuvered the boat around the reef as we watched various fish and sponges amid the coral below us.  (Jesse mostly napped during this adventure.)  After returning to the island, we ate lunch at the buffet and then swam in the ocean for a short time before boarding a tender for our return trip to the ship.  Jesse was able to repeat his water treading experience again in the salt water.  Before 2:30, we were back onboard.  After our showers, Sally napped while Jesse did a little laundry.            As usual, we went to dinner with Jim and Kim at 5:30 PM.  However, dinner was very slow tonight, so that we didn’t leave the dining room until about 7:15.  On our way Club Fusion for pre-recorded ballroom dance music, we passed the Explorers Lounge.  There, the Sundown Duo was playing, but this time their music was more danceable.  We danced only the last half of a tango and then one more song before they announced their break at 7:30.   At that point, we proceeded to Club Fusion; however, the music soon deteriorated there, and we retired to our cabin for the night.