We’ve left New York, heading south for the Caribbean and already the change in temperature is noticeable, it was 22 degrees this afternoon, but it was a bit blowey, interspersed with some heavy showers. We’ve had a lazy morning, with Jane starting to calm down a bit about the burglar alarm issues from yesterday after her friend went around and confirmed all was well.
I just had breakfast in the buffet as I’m getting a tasted for the omelettes they prepare there. I took a Bircher muesli pot from the Carinthia Lounge back to the room for her.
I went to get tickets for the planetarium at nine, then sat in the Carinthia Lounge reading my book while waiting for Jane to put in an appearance.
We had lunch in the MDR, which was up to the usual excellent standard. I had minute steak and Jane beer battered cod. Then it was time for Liam Nielsen was narrating the show in the planetarium.
The decorators arrived on board yesterday and Christmas trees have started to appear in various places around the ship. There’s a very nice one by the performance area in the Carinthia Lounge where we spent the rest of the afternoon before heading up for Commodore o’clock. I changed it up today with a pint of Pride and Jane had a QEII, her different cocktail every day ambition is falling by the wayside as she finds more that she likes and wants to have again.
Dinner was a repeat of one of our first menus from the crossing. Not that I’m complaining as there were many choices on there I wanted to try, but this is the first time I’ve see a direct repeat. I assume this is because we are on a new cruise. I had corn chowder, shrimp mac and cheese and white chocolate mousse. The shrimp mac and cheese was fantastic, a really delicious and comforting combination which I could have happily had a second and maybe even a third portion.