Tuesday, 24 December 2013

Panama Canal Day 7

Got a good rest last night with the time change and woke up early on my own.
There were lots of interesting activities onboard this morning. First came a card-making class, then a great Zumba class. It’s only half an hour but I get pretty warm. At 11 AM they had the ‘unveiling’ of the emerald jewelry and a free draw which you had to be present for in order to win. Then I attended a Q & A session on the running of the ship which was very interesting.

I met my roommate and we went to the fancy dining room for a change to have our lunch. There is no specific dress code at noon so we were good the way we were. We shared a table with others and came away with some great travel tips.
I attended a short session on our next port of call, Puntarenas, then visited the library to look up info on some of the other ports we will be visiting. After that, I returned to the room to type and hang out.


While Dawn and I were writing, typing and visiting, there was a knock at the door. Thinking it was Merv and Darlene, I jokingly asked what the password was. A staff member said, “Chocolate covered strawberries?” Another plate had appeared together with a bottle of Chilean chardonnay! I looked at the card which read “Compliments from Guest Services”! We tried to refuse them, saying we hadn’t ordered them and explained yesterday’s mistake. But he insisted there was no mistake, so how could we argue? We had a good laugh again and enjoyed the delicious combination of flavours.

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