Around the Horn

Day 3 : At sea

We have set sail from Port Canaveral and headed for St. Maarten. I haven't mentioned it before, but the Mariner almost like a ghost ship. The Casino closes early and the Royal Promenade is deserted after 9 p.m. Jeannine and I had a great day around the ship...playing the "cruise Director's Trivia tournament"......attending a wine tasting....seeing lots of officers around the ship..... in short : who the hell is driving this thing?
The decision to upgrade to a Grand Suite seems to be well worth it after moving the luggage of 3 women in and unpacking everything..We Divas of the Deep have fallen into a pattern of going to bed late, getting up late, eating breakfast and the heading out to do whatever is needed ;)
Jeannine tends to get out first and I am usually close behind. I've been having smoked salmon in the concierge lounge in the morning for breakfast along with cappucchino and usually meet some fellow Hornblowers there. Haven't been on the balcony much yet ..been too busy.

I have been playing team trivia every day and answering any Canadian questions that come up. We are participating in a "Cruise Director's trivia bowl" where daily trivia points are accumulated.and winners are crowned on the third leg.
Went to a pre-dinner party in an Owner's Suite today...quite posh but I am glad we have the Royal Family Suite.......much more room.
Just left the pub...stayed until the end of second set ....Mark B has asked me to download some video that I took of him so he can use it on website

Thanks
Cindy