On the road again (where the “road” is the Pacific Ocean), headed pretty much due west toward Australia.
On Day 16 we had breakfast, then went down to the piano bar to sign up for a free caricature. We will sit for that Monday. We played cards and Marlene kicked my butt, winning all 4 games. There was a Captain’s Party in the afternoon which featured free drinks. After dinner (with Frank and Remy from Australia) I won a few bucks in the casino – just my second winning day in 15. It was nice to win at SOMETHING after being schooled at cards.
We watched The Proposal on the big screen at the pool at midnight. The ship clock was set back an hour so we got to bed before 1am rather than 2am. We are now 7 hours behind Florida.
After breakfast on Day 17 I quickly lost $50 in the casino (down $775 now). Not a hint of a bonus even though I was mostly playing 25-cent slots. Disgusting. Then, after lunch and some time in the hot tub and pool, Marlene continued to whip my ass at rummy, winning 2 (to run her winning streak to 8) before I finally won one. Not a good day for games of chance.
Marlene also lost in the casino, burning through nearly $300 before turning things around. Unlike me, she hits bonuses. She got some good ones and ended the evening on the up side.
We walked around the ship a bit before dinner, reacquainting ourselves with the ship we spent a month on a year ago.
We had dinner with a lovely family from Australia – Phil, Nary and cute little Haley. Then we danced.