DAY 26---ORANJESTAD, ARUBA (NO, A DAY AT SEA AS ARUBA DENIED US DOCKING THERE!!)

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LAST NIGHT:

                                                              Spring rolls as an appetizer

        We enjoyed watching the very exciting Bengals/Chiefs game in our suite.  What an ending!!!  Glad the Bengals will finally be in the Super Bowl.  We had drinks in the suite before going down to Compass Rose at 7pm for dinner.  We both enjoyed the beef Bourguignon again as the beef was so tender.  I resisted having a dessert.

        We then retired back to our suite to watch the rest of the Rams/49ers game.  Actually, I fell asleep but Rebecca watched it.

TODAY:

        I had decided when I woke up in the middle of the night that I was not going to go on my scheduled tour today.  Well, I noticed it unusual when we got up at 7:15 this morning that no land was yet in sight.  We had our room service scrambled eggs and at 8:00 the Captain announced on the PA that Aruba health officials were not allowing us to dock there today.  SO ANOTHER SEA DAY TODAY!

At 10:30 after getting cleaned up from my daily hour on the treadmill, I went up to the pool bar to get an "Arnold Palmer".  It is half iced tea and half lemonade.  Very refreshing.

        Pretty quiet on the pool deck so far.  Beautiful sunny skies and the temperature is perfect at 78 degrees mid morning.  Very smooth seas also.  It's hard to tell we are even at sea.  Waiters at the pool grill are setting up for an India themed lunch.  Indian food at buffet in La Veranda also but I can make a Caesar salad, have some pasta, or have pizza.  Rebecca likes Indian food but not me.  She has an Atkins meal bar for lunch every day however.

At noon today we are zig zagging around in the Caribbean Sea just killing time before we are SUPPOSED to dock in Curacao tomorrow morning at 8am.  Temperature 80 degrees.  Heading up for lunch now.

        So I mixed my own Caesar salad.  I added tabasco to their dressing and got several anchovies, more parm cheese, and some croutons.  The piece of fish you see was not edible as was basically raw.  The wash it all down with I got a slice of pizza with bleu cheese.  Ok, I hear most of you saying "yuck".  Rebecca did!!

        While at lunch in La Veranda, Annie, the head housekeeper, came by to say hi to us.  She had just finished her 10 days in isolation after coming on board.  On past cruises she always would dine with us one evening in Compass Rose.  Right now, officers and staff cannot dine with passengers.  We all hope that will change soon.

        This evening's plan is to join Marcia and the Bishop's for cocktails in Mariner Lounge then dinner in Compass Rose.  Terry Bishop is the incredible walking encyclopedia lecturer (more like telling historical stories) and he is also has shows where he sings songs which he has made up.  Very funny and entertaining man.  Julie is his wife.  It will be a fun evening.

        After dinner there will be a movie, "La La Land", shown in the theater at 8:30.  We will be going at 9:30 to the Horizon Lounge where they will be having a "Liars Club".  There are four staff members who will be given a unknown word or phrase and each will give their definition of it.  The audience will have to vote on which one is telling the true definition and which are "lying".  This is always a lot of fun and a great time.

        Well, we are hoping to be able to dock in Curacao tomorrow morning at 8am.  I have a 10am tour.

Wish us luck!