Lazy Sea Days

We are on day 4 (of 5) sea days.  We and the rest of the ship have settled into a routine of sleep, eat, go to a lecture/class/show/game/meeting, eat, watch a movie or read, happy hour, dress for dinner, eat, go to the theater show, set the clocks back an hour and repeat.  Tom has been good about going to the gym and using the treadmill.  I have not.

I wanted to show you a couple of pictures from around the ship, especially for the folks who have not cruised before.  Most public areas are concentrated around two areas; the upper public decks which contain the pools, jacuzzis and loungers, and the promenade deck which is the interstate highway on ship filled with the shops, theaters, lounges and the central piazza.  On this cruise there has been little use of the pools while underway as it has been cool and windy, although there are some hardy souls bundled up in blankets and parkas out there watching the big screen.

This is the outdoor promenade, which on this ship is not a complete wraparound deck.

This is the bustling buffet at breakfast time.  And Tom's arm.

This is the aft bar, immediately behind the buffet.  This morning we have intermittent fog, but there are still folks sitting out here watching the wake.

This is the Vista lounge, which is all the way at the back end, but down on the promenade deck, so it is sort of the Key West of the ship.

This is the piazza, three decks of activities, bars, shops, cafes, pizza parlor, ice cream shop, coffee shop, etc.  Right now that is a Zumba class going on.  The balloons are for the balloon drop at midnight tonight on the last formal night.  At the far end of the balloons is the piano and martini bar, Crooners, where I am sitting right now writing this.  The piazza is a central location, midship on the promenade deck.  Between the Vista lounge and the piazza we passed the library, the wheelhouse bar, the future cruise office, the onboard tv studio and the jewelry shop.

The library has an ongoing jigsaw puzzle.

Princess Live!, the tv studio, also used for games and lectures.

The Wheelhouse bar, also a popular daytime gathering spot for reading or falling asleep.