Norwaylady

Rise & Shine my friends💛🤩💛 Today’s plan is a snorkelling 🤿 session on a shore excursion by the ship. Meeting time in the theatre 10.30. We are docking in Aruba at 10.00.

We are invited to a helipad sail-in today⚓️😎🚢🥂

Cruise Compass Day 5 Aruba

Dinner time 😋 (mr favourites thing of the day😂😂) Menu We had beef carpaccio, apple pear salad and korma or beef short rib. The carpaccio was good (as always) the salad was fresh and good. The korma was good and spicy 🌶️ For dessert: We had vanilla ice cream and cherry jubilee.

Tonight’s show is Branden & James Cello & singer. Celebrity orchestra is backing. Good show and music 🎵 but not complete sold. Could use a little more polish🙃 After the show, in grand foyer was electric soul holding a pop-up preforming. It was a full house in grand foyer😅 So they must be doing something right😂😊

So back to cruising reality⚓️😎🚢 Sea day… how to do as little as possible in the longest time possible😂 After the captain’s club meeting I texted Mr, asked if he wanted some lunch… And I needed to tell him about the news from home💔🌹🐕‍🦺 We had something to eat in OV. It was British 🇬🇧 food themed today. I was not very hungry, so made myself a little tuna sandwich and melon 🍉 Mr on the other hand…. Was happy for some made to order pasta and a portion of fish & chips🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 The fish & chips looked delicious and the fish was crispy and delicious😋😋😋 It was crowded in the front of OV, but we had no problem to get a table on the terrace. After the lunch, Mr walked downstairs to do some more work. And I had to call the Queen to get more information about what happened today❤️ I found a sun lounger in partly shade and was just enjoying the sunshine and view of the ocean. At 16.15 I was finished in the sun. So I walked downstairs. Today’s canapés: Chefs brilliant skills are really showing off🤭😂😝🙌🏻 I wish they would have more rotation and more creativity🤓

@Lena11033 @hcat @theopup @kabmab ❤️ thank you! it’s never easy when things like this happens❤️ I know he had a great time at my parents 🏡 The Queen is a master of spoiling the “children” aka animals😂🤭❤️ And my father is a “dog” man🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺

I received some really bad news today💔 My parents Gigant Schnauzer Alf passed away today. I was walking him the last 7-days before we left from home❤️ He had a massive epileptic attack😖 He was only 3,5years old🌹 Their old schnauzer past away in early January 2023. And their breeder asked if they would take in an adult schnauzer that they needed to relocate from a home asap. Due to the fact that the original owner had abused the dog and really treated him badly. So the breeder had collected the dog back after a talk with the owner+police. When Alf arrived he was so skinny and really scared. So he was so worried about everything the first time around in my parents house. But he learned that he was treated like a king 👑 and really loved from everyone❤️ So he turned to a very cosy and lovely schnauzer🐕‍🦺 So this was really sad news for everyone in the family💔

Captains Club Welcome toast🥂 CD Angela was leading the event. Captain George welcomed everyone and top cruiser was presented. A lady, 7000 points, 150 🚢 (so believe me, we have a loooooong way to go😂😂) No presentation of senior management. It followed the usual pattern, live music, drinks, canapés and sweets for dessert. They had a performance from the aerials. Really enjoyed the show and the atmosphere of the show. I shared a table by 2 couples from FL🥰 Lovely to meet them. Mr was supposed to be my wingman for the event. But he was occupied by work on the balcony😂😎

Seems like your up to a good start❤️ We are not suffering in any ways on EQ⚓️😎 What I miss is the walking track on Edge💪🏻 Enjoy NZ❤️🤩

This boots are made walking…. Out and about from 8 to 9 today😎 A little windy but all good for walking💃🏻 The winter has played hard on my back and joints in my legs. So this “engine” is a 6-gear tuned, but for the moment it’s only working well from gear 1-4😝 It’s like starting your car cold in 0 F or -18c. It’s not to happy about it😮‍💨 I have used my DEFA (aka therapy pool 3-times a week) Fingers crossed for a upswing the next week💪🏻🙌🏻 After my walk it was time to pick up Mr and go for breakfast. We went to Captain’s club breakfast in Tuscan. Mr had the salmon bagels 🥯 and fruit. I made myself a smoothie bowl of my pellets and mixed berries. Accompanied by some fresh fruits. Today is Captain’s Club welcome party🥂 12.00. Mr is parked on the balcony (it’s shade) and are doing some work until noon. I found a lounger upstairs in shade+sun. So I can read and feel the heat on my feet 👣😎

Cruise Compass Day 4 Sea Day clock ⏰ + 1h

My wishes has come true! Let the big band play more in the grand foyer🎶❤️🤩 New evening and they are back🎶 Really enjoying the live music from the Equinox orchestra❤️🎶 This is one of the reasons I truly enjoy X. Today’s menu We had schrimp cocktail, salad, escargot, lamb and steak & chips. Food tasted good and we had a nice dinner. I don’t know what happened tonight, but it was only us and another table in our area. All other tables was empty🫣🤭👻 in our entire section from the wall to wall it was only like 8 out of all the tables having guests. Dessert was ice cream and peach 🍑 After dinner it was straight to bed🤭😂😴 You see the party gang going crazy 🤪😜🤣😆

it’s a iced coffee, but not the usual style. It’s shaken by cream as a nice martini 🍸 non alcoholic. Very rich in flavour and cream😋🤭 So not a low-carb drink😝

After the Al Bacio stop, we headed upstairs to relax and prepare for the evening. Tonight’s show is comedian Mike Head. Did we test our muscles? 😂😂😂 YES

🤩❤️😋 looking great! Seems like they have taken good care of you🥰😎⚓️

Today’s canapés

We anchored up in Grand Cayman 07.00. The ship was cleared and the tender was ready asap. We decided to go for breakfast in MDR. Mr wanted omelette. Menu: I had Greek yogurt with fruit and my cat pellets. Service was good and food fresh and delicious. After breakfast we went to get ready to go ashore. We walked to the priority tender meeting point in deck 3 mdr. 5.minutes wait and we went downstairs onboard the tender at 09.15. Today’s plan was 7 mile beach 🏖️ We walked to Westin 7 mile beach. It’s a good public stretch there, so easy to lay down and have a dip in the ocean😎🏝️ Do you think Mr had a agenda during his walk😂🤭 YES He did stop by a local liquor store to pick up a cold 🍺 or 🍻😝 Something for me? No🥸 After 2,5h of swimming and beach stay it was time to walk back home. We walked by the beach as far as possible before we walked up to the road and back to the tender spot. It was a line, but we only waited 5.minutes before they started to fill up the tender. We were back onboard 15.35. Then it was time for a Al Bacio stop😋🍓 Mr tried a Bicerin and had a Shakerato😋 Mr had strawberry 🍓 cake…

Welcome!

Cruise Compass Day 3 Cayman Island 🏝️ No paperwork for tender services regarding Concierge class or Captains Club priority status. But on our voicemail it was 2 messages. Identical messages. 1. Tender service concierge class 2. Tender service Captains club Elite & above Meet downstairs in MDR deck 3 whenever you’re ready to proceed ashore😎 This applies until free tenders are called publicly.

Tonight’s dinner was okay. The starters were very good, the mains, hit or miss😋 Crew delivered excellent work and great performances. We had salmon, treviso salad, cobia and lamb. The starters were great and good. The fish, cobia was perfectly cooked. But its swimming in this awful bbq sauce😩 Keep the bbq sauce on bbq only! 🥸 The lamb was cooked well and the meat was tender. Mr was a happy camper🐑🐑 For dessert it was my favourite ice cream, after eight😋😋😋 Perfect! Mr had the panna cotta strawberry 🍓 After dinner, it was time for bed 🛌 Our captain’s club flowers had arrived 💐 A rose and astromelia💐

So, elite & above event. They had closed off a part of sky lounge by ribbons to make an area for their guests. It was the captain’s club menu and nuts. Okey, it’s a start😌🤭❤️⚓️ We enjoyed the view and I had a club soda and Mr went for the harder stuff🤭🍸 Tonight’s show is production show Topper. We seen it several times😝 But, hey! It’s the first time we will meet the cast onboard😇 #showmewhatyoucan It’s the first evening of evening chic…. Can’t say I see a big difference from yesterday🤣😂 there are some dressing up, but it’s not the big bling cruise🙃 I feel like an overdressed Christmas tree😅 bring on the bling🤩🤩🤩 Before the show, captain George had the executive line out on stage. Topper delivered! Cast did a great performance 🎭 several familiar faces (same goes for the orchestra) The EQ orchestra is playing live in the grand foyer tonight between show and dinner🎶🎶 They are really kicking it🎵🎶 Please bring the orchestra back later to grand foyer this cruise😌🥰

Sea day! What do you want to do? I can hear a sun lounger calling me from the outside😎😎😎 I was holding stand in the sun until 11.30. (Pale Vikings should know the fine line of lobster 🦞 and finished for the day…) Then I moved to a lounge in the shade. No point risking lobster 🦞 roll of me😝 Mr was walking a bit up and down to our stateroom…. (Tell me he’s not clever all the time… he downloaded something he needed on his computer to move onto the cloud for the iPhone… he didn’t move the last upload and poff… he needed to do it onboard) Well…. This was a serious big upload.. so it took a little while for him to get it up😝 (and I had to sacrifice my WiFi login to him) At 1 o’clock it was time for a little lunch… Spa Cafe was the thing today😌 And a little ice cream for dessert 🍨🤭 After the lunch break, I was ready to move to our balcony. We arrived as the canapés was rolling in our door: No big changes there🤭😝😂🤣😜 We have taken it slow and just relaxed. Tonight is evening chic🥳 AND it’s one of three nights as the old captain’s club elite & above cocktail club🥳🥳🥳 I’m so happy to have it back! This was really a great way for us to meet & mingle before covid took it away😔 You know, it’s nice to talk to someone else then me, myself and Mr😜 So Mr&Mrs Norwaylady are now ready for departure to the event!

Rise & Shine I was awake early. So went for a sunrise walk from 06.30-07.30😎 Chair hogs out and about already when I arrived outside🫡 Front row seats by the pool all taken… Mr was awake when I returned😁 So we decided to go to the captain’s club breakfast in Tuscan. Only a few tables had arrived and we had a good table by the window. Mini bagels and salmon, coffee, OJ, smoothie and fruit❤️ I had my “cat pellets” in my smoothie bowl😂🤭 After breakfast we walked upstairs to change into swimsuits and hit the sun lounger😎 at 09.15 it was not jam packed on deck 14. I found to nice seats up on deck 14 by the railing, perfectly positioned for a little time in the sun ☀️ (remember 2 pale Vikings can’t stay in the sun all day after a long winter 🥶) We will not turn into a 🦞

Today’s cruise compass Day 2 Sea Day — Time change -1h back