Monday, January 31, 2022
This was the first sea day on the second leg of our cruise and it was not much different from any of the others.
D took his mangled finger to the medical area again, as instructed, only to be told to leave the bandage alone and to come back tomorrow. The nurse said "they" would soak it and re-bandage it then. That was fine with him although the bulky wrapping made it hard to do things like write or put a glove on to keep it dry in the shower.
Monday
It was too chilly to sit on the verandah, so D finished his book [Baggage by Alan Cumming] while MA surfed the internet; she had already finished Never by Ken Follett] We were interrupted by a telephone call from the Security officer who wanted to come to the room to discuss D's "accident." When he arrived, he and D traipsed to the elevator bank where D re-enacted the events and his carelessness. The Security officer said they investigated all accidents when the Medical team was involved to see if there were any steps the ship could take to avoid a repetition.
Lunch today was from Room Service which is referred to here as "In-Room Dining" to make it sound more refined. We had quesedillas and a cheese plate [and, of course, Diet Coke] while watching HGTV; it was like being home. With the never-changing, boring MDR lunch menu and the repetitive offerings in the Lido, this was a refreshing change. We anticipate eating on the verandah when the outside temps increase a little.
It wasn't long after we finished eating that it was SCAN time. We had set the clocks and watches forward an hour and lost an hour's sleep last night, so by 2 o'clock the lights were out and the shades closed. D stayed on his tablet for another half-hour or forty-five minutes before he, too, closed his eyes. We slept through trivia time and didn't get up until almost 6 o'clock. Now that was a nap!
Dinner was uneventful but ended with pistachio ice cream again. We discovered that our "special" tempura really came from the Lido where it is offered every night; Danan or his assistant had been going there during the break between early and late dinner service to fetch it. We told him to stop bringing it and to enjoy his half-hour of down time. On the other hand, we asked him to try to get the dark bread that MA likes for the bread basket they bring nightly. We'll see how that works out.
A post-prandial trip to the casino was less than satisfying, It's not that MA lost money on her regular machine, but she didn't enjoy it as much since they upgraded the software and payouts. D broke even on his machine but lost a little of the house's money at blackjack. The other players at the table got on his nerves, so he left. Again, losing the money wasn't the issue so much as the lack of enjoyment.
And so to bed after setting our watches ahead.
Tomorrow -- Another Sea Day
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