A classic sea day (day at sea) with people eating and drinking more than is probably good for them, and familiar Muzak is heard over the speakers.
Yes – I recognize the tracks of music playing in various venues. Not because the music is great, the artists well know or anything similar to a sensible reason. I recognize the playlists as exactly the same as Royal has been using for years. I don’t know if that should be comforting or a sign that the cruise line is cheap…
We are just far enough away from the coast that I can only catch the occasional glimpse as the ship works its way north. I spent a few hours again in the solarium stitching before retreating to my cabin when the crowds got to be more than I wanted.
I am sparing you pictures today. It is a ship, shiny, with the usual amount of what some might consider “art” positioned strategically on walls and the turning points of the two main stairways traveling from top to bottom of the ship.
I stitched, collected the updates for most of my stitching projects and otherwise relaxed in my cabin.
How full is the ship?
What do you think of their hygiene regime?
Does everyone have to be vaccinated?
What are the pools like? Can you go swimming in a warm pool early in the morning?
How about the fitness room?
Does it have a usable promenade deck or forward observation deck, or lounge?
What are the rest of the passengers like?
Would you ever pay to go on such ship?
But good, bad or ugly, I’m still jealous.
This sailing required 100% vaccination rate for all passengers and crew. Hygiene is frankly over the top. COVID isn’t a fomite issue, it should completely prevent Nora-virus so it is a good thing. I would guess that the ship is somewhere between 50-100% on crew while less than 20% on passengers. I don’t think any ship is going to be sailing full for a while.