Cruisin'... Day 3

Day three was a day spent at sea, as we cruised from Key West, FL to Grand Cayman Island.

Bill woke up early, and went out and took some pictures as he walked around the ship. He got some great pic's of the sunrise. From the top deck you can see the Crew pool/deck at the front of the ship.

After I got up, we had breakfast, and then we had a spa time scheduled for an 'Exotic Razul'. We have no idea what it actually translates to, or stands for, but it was a private spa area/room. You go in and they have all the bottles of lotions and potions, and bowls of body scrub, and mask stuff. You give yourself facials, and then you give each other spa treatments. they had a big bowl of sea salt scrub. After you shower off in the shower in the all time room, you use this fabulous body oil for massages, then use the big bowl of clay mask stuff. Then there is an adjoining private steam room. You have an hour total for your exotic Razul. By the time you do all the lotions and potions, facials and body scrubs and masks and sit in the steam room, you barley have time for a relaxing lotion massage at the end of it all. We did enjoy it, and for the record, it is way less than the actual massages you can book at the spa.

We were assigned to table 28. In Parrot Cay, this is the window our table looked out. We were a bit late to dinner on one night, and were told that just 5 or 10 minutes before, you could see dolphins swimming and jumping right outside of that window! We just missed it.

Then we went to the Character lunch, at Parrot Cay Restaurant. All the Characters come out and walk around the restaurant and stop to take pictures with people at each and every table. It was lots of fun. The table next to us had a little girl about two yrs old. She was so absolutely adorable! She LOVED the Characters! It was cute, she would squeal with delight for each Character, and would just hug on them... Often a lot of small children are afraid of Characters, and will cry and shrink away from them. (you know like when your little one's cry on Santa's Lap at Christmas time... etc.)
Bill liked the picture with Goofy, since he could actually stand up straight, all the way! That night was Formal night. Everyone was dressed up in nice formal clothes. The show that night was "The Golden Mickey's" one of the crew members helping with photo's commented that I had dressed for the Golden Mickey's, since my dress was sort of Golden.

This is us with Captain Tom - He is from Norway. He was a great Captain, but he doesn't usually talk much or smile for that matter (according to our friends J and N who have taken so many cruises with them). Bill thought this picture was funny because I'm in the middle of a half smile... and he said, "you have a Capt'n Tom smile! Man I wish I'd thought of doing that too! It would have been Classic!"

Bill wore his Dress Blue's (possibly for the last time ever). It was pretty neat, people congratulated him, saluted him, and showed that they really appreciated his service, and or were just impressed by how nice he looked in his Dress Blues. I have to say, I was quite proud to be walking along on his arm. It was a very nice night. Everyone looked so nice and fancy. It was fun to have the chance to dress up! Many of the little girls on board were dressed in the Disney princess dresses. They looked cute.

Our main table server that went with us each day for dinner was Grace. She was from Jamaica. We loved Grace! She was so cute on Formal night. She was absolutely adorable with Bill wearing his uniform. She asked about all his medals, and wanted to hear all about each one and how he got them. He explained them, and Grace was so cute, she asked if she could 'touch' them - the medals. Our friends J and N brought their camera to dinner, and they got lots of nice pictures. I wanted to include some they sent to us, here... but that will have to wait until I can figure out how to download individual images...

Another thing by the door is this Fish. People make/bring what is called a Fish Extender to Hang from the Fish by their door. Then they get involved on line with other Cruisers, and they do sort of like a Secret Sister thing that our young women do at girls camp. You apparently leave little gifts, and notes, etc. for the person you are assigned to on your Cruise. (we will definitely have to get involved with this when we go on our next cruise -one day).

The other thing about the fish, is people can leave notes tucked up behind the fish. Sometimes a notice from the crew will be left behind the fish.

Another thing they do on board is give out little Certificates for things. When they hand out these certificates for 'Magical Moments' people have on board, they stick them up on your Fish for you to get when you arrive back at your room.

Wouldn't you know, when we arrived back at our room after dinner, and the club, was a 'Magical Moments' Certificate by our door on our Fish... for our 'first Exotic Razul'.

Part of our Romance package, included a Romantic turn down of the bed one night. So, we arrived back at our room this night and we were greeted with rose petals trailing along from the door to the bed, and the towel origami that night were two swans with their beaks together forming a romantic heart shape. Very sweet.