Friday, June 15, 2018: Travel Day from Greece to Croatia

I woke up early today not knowing what time it was since there was another time change. That makes three in as many days and only yesterday did my phone change automatically. I had figured out that the navigation channel on the TV shows the ship time. So I turned it on and it was 7:15.

I got up and ready for the day and headed to Versailles for coffee and breakfast. There was hardly anyone about and the stewards hadn’t started setting up in the hallway for their day yet. People were taking advantage of a lazy morning with no where to go. I said something about looking forward to doing nothing to the waiter and he said it made for a busy day for them.

The restaurant was pretty deserted too and I was seated at the back by the aft windows.

Versailles Dining RoomAft windows in Versailles

After breakfast I went back to my room and was surprised to see that the stewards still weren’t in the hallway. I guess they started later letting everyone have a good sleep in.

After sitting there for a while I headed aft and went up to the area we had been in when we first boarded ship, but I hadn’t been back since then. Rachel had said she worked the bar in this area from 10:00 – 12:00 and sure enough, there she was. I got an ice water and found a place to sit. It is a quieter area with two hot tubs and great views. So, I sat and started writing my blog posts. But pretty soon I started smelling smoke and realized at least part of the area was smoking area.

Aft seating area

I went back to my room, which had been made up by this time and sat on the balcony. It is nice having a place to sit and watch the water without a lot of music or noise.

Balcony viewRoom with a view

Don and Frankie knocked after a while and said they were going to the pool. I finished whatever I was doing and went up to join them. They were both in the pool joined by Rob so I stood and watched them until they got out. Then we sat and talked for a while.

Pool Deck

They were going to stay on the pool deck to eat burgers since they were wet so I went to Versailles alone. It isn’t usually open for lunch but was today since everyone was on board. It would have been too overwhelming for the other places to feed the whole ship.

I had popcorn shrimp, scallops gratin, and a Greek salad. Funny they had the salad after we left Greece. Everything was very good. The scallops were served in an escargot dish and were tiny little things, but tasty. The shrimp was very good, not dried out or anything.

I went back to my room and listened to my book for a while and rested. Then I headed back to the pool. The day was a bit overcast and cooler than it had been so it was very pleasant, if noisy, around the pool. There were even a few sprinkles and it was funny to see people start fleeing.

I sat with Don, Frankie, Rob, and Krysti talking and people watching, alway a fun thing to do. Everyone started leaving to go get ready or do other things but Don and I sat on. I had gotten ready for dinner already and just needed to change my shirt. Then we went down to Gatsby’s for a drink then realized we only had 40 minutes before meeting everyone for dinner and Don needed to shower. So, off we went to our rooms.

I went down to Versailles a few minutes before 7:00 by my phone and Don and Frankie were waiting. Then we waited and waited and couldn’t believe everyone else was so late. The hostess pulled her phone out and called Rob and Krysti’s room. Frankie asked why they weren’t at the restaurant yet and she said it is only 6:15.

Well, my phone never did change even though I was connected to the internet and neither did theirs. We had a good laugh and felt rather foolish. So we went to the bar next door and sat until it was really 7:00.

We were seated at a round table that fit us all for the first time. It was better than being at a long table. I didn’t take any photos at dinner but saved one from Frankie’s Facebook page.

Ann, Barb, and Celia

I had a salad and steak frites. It was a New York steak and was pretty good. The fries were good too.

There was a big show that most people were going to but I went back to my room and decided to stay there.

It was a good day with no rushing or agenda. Saturday is our last day on the ship and we will be in Dubrovnik for a little over 4 hours.