Saturday - April 06, 2024 (Daily Diary Synopsis)
We had a leisurely day at sea and roamed around the ship attempting to get our bearings but after two weeks, we still got lost! THe sihp has fourteem decks for passengers and we explored every deck!
Paul started the day making a huge mistake thinking his "special talent" might be a good way to start the day!
We went to the gym religiously every morning (except when we were on a tour) and worked out. Mary did the Yoga which Paul tried, once for six minutes. After minor surgery and the assistance of three strong men, Paul's legs got unwrapped and placed into a normal position. From that point on, Mary did Yoga and Paul hit the bicycle.
See, there is proof!
The spa was on the 16th deck
After leaving the spa we headed to the trough for breakfast and had to pass by the Crown Grill exhibit, oh my! We will indeed dine tonight!
Anyone for steak??
The Crown Grill was outstanding/
I had to remind Mary!
But steak is not the only thing on the menu! We have fishies also!
So good!!
Mary liked to make a pass through each store as they change their displays daily.
Mary is serious negotiations.
She struck up a deal!
Curing up with a good book and listening to the ocean makes for excellent napping!
We went down for a drink before going to our couples massage!
One hiccup could cause disaster!
Mary had some sea roses delivered to her... imagine that!
It was time for the couples massage but I wanted to continue my napping. I tried the old "can't log in" excuse but that did not pass muster. Mary said, "We are going!"
We await our technicians to arrive and then get a hour's couples massage!
Think of our formal dress code as a night out in your best black-tie look — suits and ties, tuxedos, cocktail dresses or evening gowns are all acceptable options. There can be 1-3 formal nights during a sailing and is at the ship's discretion.
Did You Know? -The word "tuxedo" comes from a New York resort called Tuxedo Park, where these fancy suits became popular in the late 1800s. Today, they have many nicknames, including tux, penguin suit, and monkey suit!
Did You Know? - Black tie is a semi-formal Western dress code for evening events, originating in British and North American conventions for attire in the 19th century. In British English, the dress code is often referred to synecdochically by its principal element for men, the dinner suit or dinner jacket. In American English, the equivalent term tuxedo (or tux) is common. The dinner suit is a black, midnight blue or white two- or three-piece suit, distinguished by satin or grosgrain jacket lapels and similar stripes along the outseam of the trousers. It is worn with a white dress shirt with standing or turndown collar and link cuffs, a black bow tie, typically an evening waistcoat or a cummerbund, and black patent leather dress shoes or court pumps.
Accessories may include a semi-formal homburg, bowler, or boater hat. For women, an evening gown or other fashionable evening attire may be worn.
The first dinner jacket is traditionally traced to 1865 on the then Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841–1910). The late 19th century saw gradual introduction of the lounge jacket without tails as a less formal and more comfortable leisure alternative to the frock coat. Similarly, the shorter dinner jacket evolved as a less formal alternative to the dress coat out of the informal smoking jacket, itself derived from the banyan.[citation needed] Thus in many non-English languages, a dinner jacket is still known as the false friend "smoking".
In American English, its synonym "tuxedo" was derived from the village of Tuxedo Park in New York State, where it was introduced in 1886 following the example of Europeans. Following the counterculture of the 1960s, black tie has increasingly replaced white tie for more formal settings in the United States, along with cultures influenced by American culture.
Traditionally worn only for events after 6 p.m., black tie is less formal than white tie but more formal than informal or business dress.
As semi-formal, black tie are worn for dinner parties (public, fraternities, private) and sometimes even to balls and weddings, although etiquette experts discourage wearing of black tie for weddings. Traditional semi-formal day wear equivalent is black lounge suit. Supplementary semi-formal alternatives may be accepted for black tie: mess dress uniform, religious clothing (such as cassock), folk costumes (such as highland dress), etc.
We decided to walk outside before heading to the cabin. Love those sea days!
The deck was quiet except for the movies under the starts area.
Being a suite guest, we had reserved seating on the theater so we stopped by for the show which was quite good.
It was quiet before the storm and then.....
Light, camera, ACTION! We were jolted back awake requiring a visit to the bar before going to the cabin!
We had a delightful day at sea doing nothing but enjoying each other company and relaxing. We put on over 6,000 steps today. Tomorrow is Cabo San Luis Mexico and we will be ready to go!
