{"id":13582,"date":"2024-02-06T15:59:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T20:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/?p=13582"},"modified":"2024-02-06T15:59:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T20:59:35","slug":"carnival-conquest-day-9-at-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/06\/carnival-conquest-day-9-at-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnival Conquest Day 9 – At sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Swimsuit stuffing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A day at sea is usually a day to relax and recover and that is exactly what Day 9 was for us. Besides the casino the big event was the swimsuit stuffing competition, a silly contest in the pool in which people compete to see who can capture ping-pong balls and stuff them in their swimsuits. The winner had 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had breakfast and lunch before the swimsuit stuffing, but also spent some time in the casino. We went back later. Marlene did pretty well but I lost another $100. Down $285.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We did one trivia competition – 1980s movies – and did terribly. Not even close to winning. I must have slept through Back to the Future<\/a><\/em> and National Lampoon’s Vacation<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was formal attire for dinner and we dined with Juan and Laurie. Lobster and grilled shrimp and baked Alaska for dessert. All very good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Laurie and Marlene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Marlene at the slots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We tried to go to the after-dinner show but once again walked out. The sound guy was ruining the performance again. He is at the top of my complaint list for this cruise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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