Monday, November 4, 2024
As the weather was supposed to be partly sunny today, we had the intention of going off the ship later today and possibly taking a taxi to Maho Beach to watch the planes take off and land. It is a popular activity in Sint Maarten. However, we discovered that along with us were 4 very large ships in port today. Nope, no thank you. We’ll hang out here.
So, we started our morning with breakfast in the main dining room. The service was slow, but we were in no hurry. I had two poached eggs on avocado toast. Came with goat cheese salad and I asked for a side of bacon. Chuck had the scrambled eggs with cheese and corned beef hash and a hash brown patty.
We spent the day in and out of the pool enjoying the warm, partly sunny skies.
For the evening, we met our Las Vegas friends at the Billboard bar. They took a nice island tour as it was their first time here.
We played in the Casino when it opened and had a late dinner in the Lido. Chuck had a steak and I had some shrimp. I also got some cookies to take back to the room.
I have probably eaten my weight in these cookies this trip. They’re available at the ice cream station and have been soft and warm every time. That has not always been the case. I have had some in the past where I was afraid I would break a tooth they were so hard.
We finished the evening with the second show of the comedian Jim Short. It was entitled “Have Baggage Will Travel.” We sat with our friends from Michigan. After the show was over, we were chatting with the couple and the comedian came up to talk. He was very pleasant and we told him how much we enjoyed both of his shows. He will be disembarking tomorrow and heading to Texas to visit with his parents. He said, after the holidays, he would be back performing on more cruise ships.
The Rolling Stone Band had the night off.
Tomorrow: San Juan, Puerto Rico
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