NCL Sun – June 2 – At Sea

Nice not to get up early with anything specific scheduled for the morning. Ate an orange (handy mini fridge), but decided to go to Garden Café after 10 (opened until 10:30) to get some juice. Steve got breakfast so I did, too, though very light. As we often do, I asked someone sitting at a table for four if anyone else was sitting there. (Many tables are not filled with people so sharing makes sense. Just have to ask.) She indicated there were two empty places so we sat with a woman and her husband, talking about cruising and other travel.

Back to cabin to relax and then a small lunch after 2. Wandered through the store (nothing purchased) to use up time until we went to “Afternoon at the Opera” with Alberto Sanchez. Very talented tenor (from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn) who has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Chicago Opera House, and New York Opera House.

Went to Reception to get preliminary copy of our bill (always like to check it before the end of the cruise) and asked about the shuttle from Dover to Heathrow. Seems that there will be signs on the buses indicating which shuttle we take. We’re planning to take our bags with us, not choosing to leave them outside our cabin the night before departure. I prefer that so I don’t have to plan for what I’ll need the last morning and don’t want to have to “claim” my bag from a large number of bags after leaving the ship.

On the cabin door was an envelope with luggage tags for departure and a letter about the transfer program. It mentioned something about an “orange paper” included with the envelope, but none was there. Steve said maybe it would be delivered with tomorrow’s Daily. Makes sense.

Attended the early “Encore” show, with music from a variety of musicals. Very talented performers from the Jean Ryan group. At the end of the show, the traditional “parade” of crew members came to the stage for us to applaud them for their hard work.

Went to Four Seasons restaurant for dinner for the first time on the cruise. Food was good, but in my opinion the service is better in Seven Seas.

When we returned to the cabin, the Freestyle Daily wasn’t in our room nor any towel animal. (This cruise they haven’t given us very many of them.) I called Reception to ask about the Daily and was told they were not available yet but would be delivered to the cabin later.