Blogs from Oceans and Seas - page 23

Cool with rain - 65F Today is our last full sea day on the way to Mexico. Today we're out the door by 9am to check out the Future Cruise Consultant. Until now, her office has either been closed or very busy. This morning we walk right in, sign up for a future cruise to Mexico next November and then get our breakfast. It's sprinkling outside, a light rain covers the decks and chases those brave enough to be out in lounge chairs back inside. Not many are outside anyway. In fact, long pants and sweaters are slowly replacing the shorts and tank tops worn previously by guests. I follow Karen as she peruses the stores and floor sales, just looking. She gets herself another green tea with pomegranate for herself and a free hot chocolate ... read more

Sunny and pleasant - 70F Today, I feel like I'm writing from "an old folk's home". I start with, "We went to breakfast and I had cereal and Karen had fruit." Everyday? Yep. And we had the same again this morning. Oh, I added a few prunes, just because they're so popular here. I got two eggs over medium for the simple reason there was no one in line. Some days there's just not much to write about. Nothing that offers any excitement. No diving with the sharks, no hill climbing on motorcycles, no monster trucks and nothing whatsoever at all to do with parachutes. Here on the ship, we live in a world of eating, movies, singing, reminiscing, sleeping, eating, swimming, walking, eating, bingo, shopping, reading, eating, complaining, sleeping, playing word games and eating. Most ... read more

Sunny 73°F Awakening in the morning, I refrain from checking my watch and continue to lie in bed, enjoying the new mattresses just upgraded by Princess a few months ago. They are nice but it's now 9am and breakfast is over at 10. Karen's up first, buying me 20 minutes of time to contemplate the best way to get out of this bed. Staying in an inside cabin or "tomb" as we call it, there is no perception of time or space except for a clock. No light from a window, no open door offering fresh air from a balcony. Nothing. The only way we know what's the weather's like is by turning on the TV and tuning to the ship's camera station for the latest ship stats and a glimpse outside. Here we can view ... read more

Forecast: 68°F & partly cloudy, rain I know it’s Halloween but the candy is wiped out again. Now Karen wants to dip into my private candy stash to feed the masses. That’s not happening. Call me “The Grinch that Stole Halloween” but that candy bucket is done. From now on all it’s getting is my empty candy wrappers. Deep breaths, Al, deep breaths! I’m OK. The alarm wakes us at 7:20am. We ordered room service for this morning between 7:30-8am so we need to be ready. Just coffee and 4 milks. Nothing like Queenie and Jonathan would order. We just wanted the small milk cartons to put in our refrigerator for later on, accompanied by a few oatmeal cookies we’ll get later. I’m all dressed when our meal arrives. What's this? These guys are killing me. ... read more

September 28, 2017 – Autumn Leaves in the Rockies. We began our adventure on September 27th, leaving Victoria shortly after moving all our belongings into storage and cleaning our condo into pearl condition (thank you so much Anita and KPL – you rock!). The familiar trip through the Rockies was a fabulous new experience with the autumn foliage shining brilliant yellows, reds and orange against the evergreens and majestic mountains. We stopped briefly in Jasper reacquainting ourselves with Alberta and the beauty of our home province. We arrived in Edmonton to celebrate Darold’s birthday with his family at the Moose Factory in South Edmonton. After a wonderful visit, we stayed with Darold’s brother, Shawn and Karen (thank you for your gracious hospitality) who live in Downtown Edmonton on 104th street. We were amazed at the transformation ... read more