2 Days At Sea

            Monday, 21 Mar 2016 – We awoke at 9:00 AM and went to breakfast at 10:30 AM.  Although we thought about swimming, the water was too cold for us.  Actually, the air was also cold, and a brisk wind blew; there were only a few people sitting in the pool area, and they wore jackets and were often hunched over to keep warm.  Other than a light lunch at 2:00 PM, Jesse mostly watched the cable news channels on TV while Sally worked on her genealogy book.

Since this was a formal dinner night, we donned our formal attire and met Grace and Merrill for dinner at 6:00 PM; afterwards, we danced to pre-recorded ballroom music in Club Fusion.  Believing that we would be docking at Montego Bay, Jamaica the next morning, we called it an early night and returned to our cabins about 9:00 PM.  Once in our cabin, however, we realized that the next day would actually be an “at sea” day!

Tuesday, 22 Mar 2016 – Again, we awoke about 9:00 AM.  Since Sally had not slept well the previous night, we lounged around in our cabin until 11:00 AM before going to breakfast.  When Sally turned on the TV to find the current temperature, we heard about the horrible terrorist attack in Brussels before the news channels went off the air due to the ship’s position.  So, Jesse watched the movie “The Intern” on TV while Sally continued working on her genealogy book.  Although a few kids went into the pool today, and some people sat in the hot tubs, the air was still too chilly to venture into the cold pool.  After a light lunch at 2:30 PM, we returned to our cabin and Jesse watched episodes of “The Love Boat” since there were still no news stations within satellite range.

We met Grace and Merrill for dinner at 6:00 PM.  Their day was much more eventful than ours, and they shared many of the health tips that the picked up at one of the ship’s lectures.  After dinner, Grace and Merrill attended a comedy show.  We looked for a place to dance, with no success, before retiring to our cabin for the night.  The news programs were back on air by then, so we watched updates on the Brussels’ terrorist attack and the never-ending Presidential campaign.