Lazy Days at Sea

Since VilleFrance, we have enjoyed a break in the pace of visits. We had a sea day on Friday, a lazy day in Barcelona while the passengers from the first cruise got off and the folks for the next leg of the voyage joined. Yesterday Beth and I celebrated my half-birthday (thank you for all the well wishes) with brunch in Palo (the adult restaurant aboard the ship). It was spectacular. As for the boy’s activities aboard, read on.

The past few days have been absolutely awesome aboard ship. Every meal is excellent and the service is great. I have been spending a lot of time in the teen club (the Stack – located in one of the ships smoke stacks), playing dodge-ball, board games, basketball and so much more. I have been having lots of fun and have even seen movies The Last Song, The Prince of Persia, The Princess and the Frog and Alice in Wonderland. Overall, this has been a very relaxing portion of the trip. (Jesse)
I have actually spent the past several days exclusively on board the ship. The time on board has actually been quite exciting.

Two days ago we said goodbye as our friends from the first cruise disembarked. Now we are well into the repositioning cruise, which will take a total of seven days.

During the time on the ship, I have been enjoying the ship’s great entertainment and great food. Speaking of food, a few days ago our family actually had the opportunity to have an exclusive private tour of the ship’s three galleys, where all of our meals are prepared. It was amazing to see the inner workings of the ship’s kitchens, especially so given that children (under 18) are not generally allowed in the galley, even with special tours.

Overall, it’s been a wonderful trip, and I’m looking forward to the rest of it. Well, I’ll be sure to post later on, but for now I’m headed to breakfast. See ya! (Jacob)