We don’t get our cabin cleaned every day. In fact, if it were Marlene’s choice we would never get it cleaned at all. The compromise we have reached is cabin cleaning every 6 days, so Day 12 was a cabin cleaning day. We also got our laundry back. One of the perks of our exalted status with Carnival is free laundry service. So we got fresh laundry back, too. A clean cabin with clean towels, clean sheets and clean clothes… what could be better?
Another Day 12 feature was not one but TWO shows – a juggler, Zak McAllister, in the afternoon and “Vintage Pop,” a 30’s musical revue with some modern songs mixed in, in the evening. The ship band played for the evening show and, as always, they were terrific. Marlene got photos with the captain and some of the “Vintage Pop” cast.
Day 13 included two firsts for me for this cruise: a trivia contest and a comedy show. I was mediocre at trivia – 13.5 points when the winning score was 19 – and the comedian, Billy D Washington, wasn’t very funny. Oh, well. I tried.
Much funnier (if you have a sense of humor) was receiving a bill of $2408 when I requested my free 1.5L bottle of water. I have no idea how the bartender could have made that mistake, but I kept the receipt. It was corrected, of course.
Marlene continues to photograph the amazing watermelon art. She also posed with the comedian and her new best friends, Leslie and Ginger.
We played some cards and split, 1-1. The casino continues to be unfriendly to me. Down $700. But Marlene had a very good day, winning the “Super 8 Jackpot” on a slot machine for a cool $1,038 win. She is still down, but I think that brings her back to my level.