Awoke just after dawn, about 06:30 and were down for brekkie before 08:00. We decided on the waiter service restaurant, rather than the buffet. Selection good, unless you happen to be a vegetarian with a desire for veggie sausage. Catherine ended up having scrambled eggs on toast, after she'd stopped moaning. When we finished, Catherine wanted to know if it was just the waiter service restaurant that didn't have veggie sausage or the entire ship, so we went to the buffet. One of the chefs said they could offer the required protein and was surprised we hadn't been able to get it downstairs. As we left, he was explaining the problem to someone in a uniform, so I expect someone got a bollocking.
We found a space, on the crowded sun deck and chilled. Someone spotted some dolphins and there were also some flying fish. There were birds, possibly Frigates that followed the ship early on. One or two must have had a four foot wingspan. Big birds. Later, Gannets were the order of the day; diving into the blue waters.
We sat through a talk about where to buy jewellery in Philipsburg, then had a tour backstage, of the theatre, with three of the dance/singing troupe.
After that we chilled with a couple of beers by the pool and outdoor stage, listening to the ship band, before having some lunch.
To burn off some calories, we did about 8 laps of the promenade deck, 5 being a mile. There was another couple going in the opposite direction. We were faster and the guy commented to that effect. Yes!
This evening is Gala evening. We are first sitting, so eating about 18:15, after first having a chat from out Ukranian Captain. I'll be wearing my suit, that Catherine has no idea I have brought, though given the temperature, I'm not sure that is the best choice.
Tomorrow we shall be going ashore in St Maarten. We have a Sea Trek booked for 10:00. More of that in Day 3.
Lucky you didn't get towel art from the Avenue 5 TV series.....
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