Cruise Day - Nov 1st

It's November!!!

A nice sleep in as we prepare for another day on the Atlantic! Kelly has her beading class at 10 and I am planning to go to Trivia at the same time in the Schooner Bar... which is closed at that hour:-)

As I was by myself I joined another team but alas, we didn't come close! Arghh one of these days we will win!  Kelly finished up her beading class early due to frustration so we went up to the buffet for breakfast. Met up with some Florida folks and we talked about what else... cruising!

Next up was the 12:15 Trivia but I noticed the host getting ready at 11:10 with pencils and paper... I went over and mentioned that he was really early.... It appears even the ships crew get screwed up on all the time changes from time to time:-)

We went down and stopped by Central Park as Kelly wanted some pictures with Gnomie (her traveling Velocity Gnome) with some of the others gnomes in the park.

Spot the Gnome!

Lots of friends... Kelly's is out front.

 Next it was back up to the Schooner Bar to grab some chairs for the next Trivia which was "international" in scope... turns out it was in English and Spanish. Cathy and Bryan along with Patty & Guy all showed up and we had fun answering the questions.  We got a better score but still not up to the standard we thought we were capable of :-)

Trivia anyone?

Cathy and Bryan had a 13:00 Cruise Critic Golf tournament on the putting green so, after charging the drinks, we headed to the 15th floor and the outdoor entertainment deck to watch the action. Turns out Cathy & Bryan were the only team to arrive... so we acclaimed them the champions and decided that lunch was in order. Mexican? Yes it was so decided and with the Abyss the quickest way down, the guys all headed for the ride. The ladies wanted video so we had to wait for them to get down to the bottom via elevator. This defeated the purpose of a quick ride down but it made them happy to get the shots they wanted.

Bryan and Guy heading down to the Mexican Bar on deck 6.

 The Mexican Restaurant had room for six drop in guests so we then enjoyed some margaritas and the great food! All good fun as we headed back to the rooms to prep for the show. We had cancelled our dinner at 150 Park Avenue tonight as we had lots of food at Sabor!

The show tonight was all about Christopher Columbus's younger brother "Marvin". A comedy/musical take off on sailing and the beginnings of cruising the ocean. It was funny and lighthearted with amazing technical and innovative props. The largest ever prop in the cruise ship industry was a replica of the Pinta & Santa Maria ships that CC had sailed in. It weighs in at 6 tons and in fact is only 4 feet shorter then the real one was! It rotates and splits open and also expands. (I can't even fathom traveling in a ship this size across this body of water!)    

Great prop... the star of the show almost.

We stopped for a quick bite of food and then headed back to the room. The clocks go back another hour in the night so we will be YVR + 4 hours tomorrow. We have gained a lot of time these past few sea days.