Around the Horn

Day 38 & 39 : At Sea

Two more days to rest and recover from this respiratory ailment that has enveloped the ship. Dave now has it too, and many others, like me, are experiencing Round 2.

We spend our sea days lounging by the pool after breakfast, then going for a refreshing dip in the Solarium Pool to cool off before showering and heading to Team Trivia, lunch and whatever afternoon activities catch our eye on the Cruise Compass schedule.

On the evening of day 38 we made sure we were front and  centre for a performance by the Royal Caribbean singers and dancers in the production "Front Row". This medley of songs and dances from famous contemporary shows is always a treat, and the young people in the dance cast performed to their best even though one of their members was missing, sick with the same ailment that is running through the ship and their dance troup. This was the last performance of Front Row for this particular troup. as most of them will finish their current contracts in L.A. when the Mariner arrives there. Most will take a brief vacation and then begin auditions with new castmates in another Royal Caribbean production on another ship.

 On day 39 we attended a special guest appearance by Oscar-winning actress Cloris Leachman, a one-woman show chronicling her life in show business. Ms. Leachman is 82 and although getting a little forgetful (two teleprompters enabled her to keep her monologue running along somewhat smoothly) and certainly moving a little slower these days, she entertained a full Savoy Theatre for 2 solid hours of stories, songs, and film clips. She was given a standing ovation and many hugs and handshakes from fans who stood in line after the show to meet her. We were told that Cloris would disembark in Costa Rica and our new guest headliner, Carol Channing, would be joining us there.

After the show, the Hornblowers gathered in the Schooner Bar for the second and final Pub/Poker Crawl, which was won by Sue with high hand and Beryl from Australia with low hand.

Tomorrow : Costa Rica