Sunday, March 30, 2025
I was sleeping great but at 4:00 a.m. the Captain came over the loudspeaker and called for the medical response team. Those types of announcements are broadcast in all rooms whereas general announcements are only broadcast in public areas. They were called to a passenger’s room number. I hope the situation ended well.
Once I did get up, I went down to the Grand Dutch Cafe for our usual specialty coffees – a vanilla latte for me and an Americano for Chuck. The Grand Dutch Cafe also has pastries and later on in the day it will serve Dutch lunch items like pea soup. It is a very popular place on the ship and can only be found on the three Pinnacle-class ships. I highly recommend their raisin buns and Dutch apple pie.
I recognized the Barista from one of our Rotterdam cruises. She was not looking at me when she took my order but when she heard my voice and saw my coffee carrier, she looked up, smiled, and said “Welcome to the Koningsdam! So good to see you again.”
It was a rainy and foggy day so there would be no pool time. The ship was also rocking so I relied on my trusty Bonine to take care of the queasiness.
We found some empty seats in the casino and got to play some of our favorites.
We then went to the Sunday brunch in the main dining room. Even though we are on a Pacific coastal cruise, the menu featured a Mexican theme (the Koningsdam had just come from doing a Mexican Riviera cruise). Chuck had the huevos rancheros. I had a vegetarian burrito.
We spent some time in the Sea View (under the awning) talking with fellow passengers. Another stop at the Casino which was more crowded than this morning. The afternoon passed quickly. I noticed it was not warming up and still very breezy. I believe I have packed poorly for this cruise.
We planned to have dinner in the main dining room as it was the first dressy night. Apparently, so did everyone else. The line to the host station was long and when we got up there, instead of being shown to a table, we were given a beeper and told to go wait in the Ocean Bar. It was well over an hour before we got seated. Honestly, I was so hungry that taking a photo never crossed my mind. I had a NY strip steak and Chuck had the filet of sole. Here are some photos from Google 😊:
We decided not to go to the main show – David and Dawn Meyer. I had seen it before and enjoyed it, but didn’t need to see it again. Chuck was not interested.
Instead, we went to the second set of the Rolling Stone Band. Aferwards, we called it a night.
Tomorrow – San Francisco
