20241228 Saturday, December 28, 2024 At Sea

20241228 Saturday, December 28, 2024 At Sea

Even though this was a sea day, it is always a surprise when we awaken and pull back the black out drapes on the balcony to be blinded by the light.  The seas were churning with white caps and the skies were grey but it wasn’t raining.  We had just enough time to grab a quick breakfast in the buffet before the 10am trivia quiz.  

We managed to be in a 3 way tie for winning the morning trivia, but got our usual second place after the tie breaker, which was how high is the Taj Mahal.  FYI it is 240’.  The kids enjoyed free time on the pool deck and fitness center.  We got started on packing up our formal wear and excursion gear, as well as some of our extra clothes. 

There was a 2:15PM Destination trivia put on by the future cruises staff to highlight the diversity of destinations that you can reach on Princess.  They gave away prizes at random towards the end if you said the correct answer loud enough for the host to hear.  We got an Effy gift bag with a bunch of the freebie jewel bracelets that they frequently give away as door prizes to lure customers in the door.  Janet gave these away to little girls that she encountered.  

It is hard to believe that we haven’t hit afternoon tea until today but it has been a busy and eventful cruise.  So we did manage to indulge in scones with strawberry jam and cream, as well as finger sandwiches and cakes.  

Our afternoon trivia got us another second place finish behind a woman playing all by herself who had won at least one other trivia all by herself.  

Dinner in the dining room featured an Austrian braised beef dish, seafood stew, and Mahi Mahi.  

The Princess Theater featured a Production Show called Rock Opera.  This was a high energy show featuring several songs from The Greatest Show on Earth, and classic rock with a rock version of Carmina Burana.  They had a guest male singer to take on Freddy Mercury’s vocal range in The Show Must Go On and Aerosmith’s Dream On.  The singers and dancers pulled off another great show.  

Ben made his soup run before joining John and Price in one of the hot tubs they had discovered near the fitness center that was unoccupied.  

Tomorrow is our last sea day.  We’ll have to have our suitcases out at dinner time for pick up.  This cruise is quickly coming to a close.