Caribbean Cruise 2010 – Day 10 – Day at Sea
December 6, 2010
Yesterday was a day at sea and the last day of the cruise as our Caribbean Cruise 2010 winds down. Tomorrow morning we will be docking in Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale) and the cruise will be over. This has been a fabulous cruise and has provided much needed rest and relaxation. The ship, the ports, the staff, etc have all been great. We continue to love sailing Celebrity.
This was another day at a sea, but it was not a lonely day at sea. We must have been on the Caribbean highway as we saw no less than 20 other cruise ships either heading to or returning from the Caribbean. I cannot remember any other cruise where I have seen so many ships transiting an area. Sure, we have had ports with four or five other ships, but seeing this many cruise ships on a sea day was something new.
We spent this day reminiscing about the cruise and even a bit of thinking about the next cruise. We did catch a couple of hot glass shows. I even managed to win one of the raffles and I won a nice paperweight. As corny as it might sound, the hot glass show is a must see feature on the Solstice class ships.
We also managed to meet up with Marcel, our assistant maitre‘d for a coffee in the afternoon and catch up with each other’s lives. Marcel has been our assistant maitre‘d on four or five cruises now. We also got back to the Cellar Masters Lounge for one last glass of wine with our favorite cellar master Sinisa, who we have sailed with for 3 or 4 cruises now.
Dinner was a time to say goodbye to new friends and exchange some contact information. Only time will tell if we will hook up with any of them in the future. To date, we have maintained contact with some, but have not yet hooked up for a cruise with anyone. For the last dinner of the cruise, Suzanne had Escargot, Beef Consommé, a mixed green salad and a Turkey Picatta and pasta dish. I had a cream of baked potato soup and a Cajun rubbed Ribeye Steak – very good! With the dinner, we enjoyed a great bottle of Barolo wine – one of our Italian favorites.
After dinner, we retired to the cabin to finish packing and get our bags out in the hallway for the morning disembarkation. We do have an early morning time, 7:55 am, as we have an early flight, about 11:00, out of Fort Lauderdale back home. While we certainly miss the kids, it would really be good if we could just go around again.
In the next day or two, I hope to get a wrap post together and get some pictures uploaded.
Caribbean Cruise 2010 – Day 9 – Day at Sea
December 5, 2010
Yesterday was a day at sea as we begin to wind down our Caribbean Cruise 2010. After today, only one full sea day remains before we arrive back in Port Everglades. This has been a great cruise and a couple of days at sea are a nice way to close out the cruise.
As has been our habit on this cruise, we arose around 8:30 and headed down for breakfast and a leisurely stroll about the ship checking out the ocean and various activities around the ship. Before lunch we caught another hot glass show. While we haven’t seen all the shows like we did last cruise on the Solstice with the kids, we have caught a fair number.
After lunch Suzanne retired to the cabin for a brief nap while I decided to stroll the ship and do some more ocean watching. I went on down to the passport bar which is on deck three and basically at the same level as the ocean. It’s definitely a different perspective on the water than looking down at it from deck 14. You can get a much better feel for the size of the waves and how good a job the ship does at riding and dampening them out without folks on higher decks even noticing.
In the late afternoon, we decided to get dressed for the night prior to heading to the Captains Club cocktail party. It was the last formal night of the cruise and we would be dining at the Captains table with the Hotel Directory. We have been sitting with and meeting new folks during the cocktail party but we decided to sit off by ourselves this time and just chat between the two of us – a nice change of pace.
Just prior to dinner, we met the other folks who would be sitting at the Captains table in the Cellar Masters Lounge for a cocktail. I have no idea how they pick the folks for Captains table. There would be either of us dining with the Hotel Director. The other six were pretty easy to see how they got selected as they were all in the Penthouse or Royal suites on the ship, but not little ole us and our standard balcony cabin. We are Elite members of the Captains Club, but so are 300+ other folks on this cruise. Most of those have probably sailed more times on Celebrity than we have too. Oh well, we were just happy to be selected.
Dinner was again very good. Suzanne started with mushroom tart that looked a lot like mushroom a la king. She then had a chicken and corn chowder which was the kids favorite soup on the last cruise. For her main entrée, she had Beef Tournedoes with Fois Gras and a mushroom sauce. I started with the chicken and corn chowder and had Momma’s Pork Chops for my entrée. It was delicious. And then, as is the tradition on Celebrity, we had the Baked Alaska for dessert. All in all it was a great experience as we also got to enjoy a couple glasses of nice wine compliments of the Hotel Director.
During dinner, it was also a nice night for a couple seated at the table right behind us. During the appetizers, a couple of dozen roses were presented to the table and a four piece quartet came to the table and played some music before switching to the Wedding March which brought some surprise. One guy hopped down on one knee and proposed to a girl. She was clearly surprised and was crying, but didn’t answer the guy. Of course, the guy, down on one knee, was know getting a bit nervous in front of the entire dining room. I was about 3 fee from him and he was just telling her, ‘Come on, I love you’. I wasn’t sure which way it was going to go, but about a LONG minute later, she said yes and the dining room erupted in applause.
After dinner, we had thought about going to see the late night comedian, but again decided to pass and just retire to the room for the night. It was lights out about 11:30 pm.
Tomorrow will be the last full day on the ship. Time to start thinking about packing and remembering the great times! And of course, start planning the next cruise!
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