Sea Days

Hello from another round of sea days on the Ruby Princess!

These past few days have just flown by. With no set schedule I get up when I want, go to bed when I want, eat when I want, and do whatever I want whenever I want. I’ve long since lost track of what day it is. While the Princess Patter has plenty of activities on a sea day I’ve done none of them.

What would you choose?

Instead of all of these inside activities, I’ve spent the majority of my time outside. Whether out back near the Terrace Pool, or on my balcony, or on the Promenade Deck, or at Movies Under the Stars, I am getting my fill of ocean air. And it has felt amazing. 

I’ve made sure I’m on my balcony every night for the sunset. Even though we’re not in Hawaii yet there’s still something special about sunsets at sea.

I even made sure I ate all my meals outside. The only exception was the day when we had our most Traveled Guest Luncheon. No sea bass on the menu this time so surf and turf was my choice.

Guess who had no need for breakfast or dinner?

While my activities may seem boring to others they’re perfect for me. I can’t think of a better way to spend my days at sea, breathing in the fresh ocean air, listening to the calming waves, and soaking in the warm sunshine. But tomorrow there’ll be no sea day because we’ll be in Honolulu, Hawaii. See you there!

San Francisco

Hello from a dreary looking San Francisco!

Just a small portion of the Golden Gate Bridge can be seen out there. Barely.

This morning’s immigration was so quick and easy. A facial recognition station was set up at the dining room and we were processed long before all the disembarking passengers were off the ship. We’ve never seen that before!

We finished so early I was able to grab broccoli and cheese eggs bites afterwards and still be finished with breakfast long before 9:30.

With the weather not being warm and sunny I stayed onboard instead of being a tourist in San Francisco. I’m a fan of sitting up in Adagio on deck 16 on turnaround days so it’s where I spent my morning. Usually it’s so quiet but today the ship decided blasting Christmas music would be appropriate. 

From Jingle Bells to Little Town of Bethlehem

Christmas music on deck 16 and carved pumpkins in the Piazza on deck 5 and at the buffet on deck 15? Seems like the decks need to get coordinated!

The weather warmed up by lunch so I ate where I usually eat, back behind the buffet by the Terrace pool.

It was cold in the late afternoon as we sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge. Brrr! But the experience never gets old.

We’ve got several sea days - and some time changes - ahead of us. I’ll probably combine the upcoming sea days into one blog post in a few days.

See you then!