September 14 - 18, 2019 - Day 13 – 17 At Sea

September 14 - 18, 2019 - Day 13 – 17 At Sea

I took a Zuma class this morning while Bill went to the gym.

We had five days at sea to look forward to.  We ate and ate some more. At the end of the fourth day the captain announced that he was going to divert the ship from its  planned route to avoid hurricane Humberto.  We traveled above the 45^th Parallel and that meant no Internet since the satellites are below the 45th Parallel. We were both selected as models to participate in the ship’s fashion show.  Every day we relaxed and enjoyed afternoon tea.  On the fifth evening the ship had a renewal of wedding vows which we were thrilled to do.  We did the same thing on a Princess Cruise some 20 years ago before we were even married.  We had a ship credit of $950 allocated to us from various specials Bill found as he put this cruise together.  Lynne purchased two very nice travel bags and matching wallets.  We watched current movies offered in our room and one Thursday night NFL game. We enjoyed three shows in the Princess Theater including one great Irish dance performance. We had pizza at Alfredo’s three times. Lobster was served twice and Bill enjoyed double portions the second time. We drank two bottles of champaine, had wine, scotch, gin and beer all complements of Princess. We woke up every day to coffee and pastries before going to breakfast. The five day trip across the Atlantic was foggy every day but in Halifax the sun was shining. We were fortunate to have a wonderful cabin  steward and dining room attendant. The Trans Atlantic trip, or as the captain calls it, the crossing, was a great time for me to read with my Kindle and for Bill to organize all of our photos. We planned on dancing, however, there was never enough time or we were doing something else. The food was okay but not great and the quality of some of the entertainment was not up to par.Bill only went to the gym three times which was unusual for him and he never walked the promenade deck.