Monday, August 27, 2007

Mediterranean Cruise Day 2: At Sea

Monday was a day of travel only (no port). We slept in until 10 a.m., then went to workout. The fitness room was on the 12th floor, and one side is all windows with a gorgeous view of the sea. A lot of the people in the fitness room didn't seem like they had ever been in one; it was more of a novelty to them (esp. the non-Americans).

We then had lunch in the main dining area, then relaxed a long time in the pool area (once we finally secured some chairs, which took a long time since everyone wanted to hang out at the pool). Each day a Caribbean cover band played (as in, they played covers with a Caribbean sound), and they were quite enjoyable. We swam a bit in the adults-only pool, which was filled with salt water, and also sat in one of the four jacuzzis, which were not nearly hot enough.

Today was an optional dress-up night, so we did (dress for Kristin, suit for me). Before dinner, we took free salsa dancing lessons. Then we had dinner at Cagney's, a steakhouse. This required an additional fee of $20/person, so we ordered a LOT of food to compensate (multiple appetizers, filet mignon, prime rib, dessert, side). God, we were stuffed!

After dinner we went to one of the many bars and had one martini each (that's all we could afford!). I then did some light gambling in the casino (I may have done this in the afternoon--I can't remember when). Then I bought a cigar in the cigar lounge and smoked in on our balcony while staring out at the sea with a beautiful moonlight.

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