Sea Day

A sea day is a day at sea (simple!) so no docking in a port in other words. The ship on the sea, self contained and prepared to feed you and entertain you all day long. The shops are open as is the casino.

I get my wake-up call (automated via the phone) at 4.30 or 5 a.m so that I can be up before the sun and the rest of the passengers. It's me and the stewards vacuuming the public areas, now empty.
By 5.30 I'll be ready for my 2nd cup of coffee and a meal in the buffet. The hot food starts at 5.30 so I have the place (and the bacon) to myself. A waiter brings me orange juice and coffee and iced water as I dispatch some cold meats, bread rolls, bacon and potatoes, some cheeses, maybe some mushrooms and scrambled egg....the list could go on and on but I am due in Sabatini's for breakfast #2 at 9 a.m with Carol who is still sleeping.

Horizon Court buffet at the stern of the ship-before the breakfast crowds

The sun eventually illuminates the back of the clouds and we have daylight so I move outdoors with the video camera. I have nothing planned for the day while Carol has a lecture at some point in the morning, I think on Alaskan wildlife. After breakfast she will no doubt want to walk the Promenade deck and fill her lungs with sea air. She has already read the daily ship newspaper-the Princess Patter and with a highlighter I brought for her, has marked out various events she wants to participate in. Some of our planned excursions will bring us face to face with critters she will hear about in her lecture. Bears, whales, eagles and the like.

(video)