At Sea

Sunshine! Today was a sea day and it was beautiful; hot and sunny with a few clouds. Seas were very calm all day. I bought the access pass to the spa deck and therapy pool for the whole cruise. It is a private deck right above the bridge. They only sell 20 access passes for the entire cruise, although some day passes are available. So far there has never been more than one other person up there. I have been going in the morning after our coffee in the cabin. The pool itself doesn’t begin to compare with those on Mercury or Galaxy, but it is a nice heated private pool with a couple jets and a bubble lounger.

Tonight was the first formal night and the welcome party. It was quite nice with all the officers and primary staff introduced. Perhaps ¼ of the men were in tuxes and almost all the rest in dark suits - - very few gowns for women but almost all in sparkly tops and black skirts.
Tomorrow is the Panama Canal - Jim is going to get a 1 day pass to the spa deck. The view should be wonderful and a complete contrast to our last trip through the canal where we were in the Penthouse on Infinity which is the aft corner of the ship.