This is the second day of all the remaining sea days. There will be six as a matter of fact. On the seventh day we …. dock. So no rest for those who chose Sunday as that day.
So anyway. I am still not on any kind of regular sleep schedule By 0400 most mornings I am giving up on sleep and head up to the lounge. It is quiet. The coffee machine (hot water, coffee, decaf) is available 24 hours although the lounge is officially listed as not being open between 0200-0700. Or is it 0800? In any case, I am certainly not the only one up and about at this hour of the morning and in the lounge. I am not including the cleaning staff in those numbers. They are hard at work at all times.
Early on, it mostly seems to be middle-aged and older guys several of whom seem to be completely occupied with tablet/laptop and headphones. By 0700 the numbers have expanded and there is more than a scattering of people.
Did I mention that there are almost NO children on this cruise? There is the occasional crying baby heard, but that it is about it. Apparently it is too early for most school holidays combined with parents/grandparents too smart to pull kids out of school when faced with this many sea days.
This lounge is on Deck 15 all the way forward. The large windows you see behind me are facing out. My small corner is comfortable. From here I can people watch while completely out of the traffic pattern. On the starboard side of the ship, I am out of the direct sunlight as we sail west. And the coffee access? Close, oh, so close.
you have to be a certain kind of cruiser to love sea days , or like that TAs are not so expensive 😉