Woke up around 0800, headed off to the breakfast and it was packed. Eventually found a table and I had eggs benedict, coffee and a yogurt. Song had congee, and a fried breakfast. Not too healthy really. We went for a lap around the deck, along with a few other people, and decided to use the stairs instead of the lifts from now on otherwise we wouldn’t get any exercise at all. Found the shops and the cinema, showroom and other stuff then went back to the room to relax and watch a movie.
The sea is calm, but the boat moves a fair bit – I imagined it would be quite bad in heavy seas. Our cruise is of the inside passage, it doesn’t go out on the open ocean so hopefully won’t experience bad weather.
Looking around, there are a lot of old people on board which we expected, but also a mix of ages.
The boat is at sea for a day and a half, getting to a place called Juneau the following day at 1300. We’d booked an excursion to go whale watching and a glacier walk.
Skipped lunch, watched movies again and went for a walk around the boat – 2 laps this time before dinner. I had a ceasar salad again, then chicken with mash potatoes and broccoli, then a fruit salad and ice cream. There’s not a lot to do at sea except watch movies and eat. Tonight was one of the gala nights where one of the restaurants served a 5 course meal. The catch was that it was formal wear, and I didn’t pack my tuxedo. Actually it was just jacket and tie, but I didn’t pack those either.
Went back to the room, watched a movie then sleep.
Tomorrow we arrive in Alaska and I’ll hopefully find an internet place.
