Finally! Marlene woke to find her fever gone. But her leg was still swollen and very painful. I ate breakfast alone and took food to her in the cabin.
She rallied enough by noon to spend some time in the pool. We then dried off, changed clothes and went to the crew talent show – always one of our favorite events on board. At it happened, that was the one and only time we set foot in the theater.
We spend time on the balcony in the afternoon and went to dinner in the dining room – our only visit to the dining room on the cruise. She had an entree of lemon pepper shrimp – one of her favorite dishes – while I had broiled bluefish. We shared a bratwurst. All very good.
After dinner we packed and put our large suitcases out to be taken to the terminal the next morning. Then we tried to go to the theater show. We thought there would be a late show, as on Carnival, but there was none. Instead we went to the casino. I lost a bit but ended the cruise up $220. Marlene also lost a bit but ended nearly $500 ahead. Because the cruise cost us only $75 each we ended up making money on the cruise. But Marlene’s illness overshadowed all positive aspects of the cruise.