Day 05 East - 01/06/22 At Sea

This is our second sea day in a row as we head to Huatulco, Mexico which is a substitute for Puerto Caldera which was closed to us.  It was a pretty busy sea day which started with a coffee chat with Ian and one of his assistants, Erica. This was followed by another canned EXC talk, Catching Waves, about surfing.  It was pretty interesting even though we had seen it before.

 

With a long gap, our next event was a presentation by Sandra, Mexican Cultural Ambassador, regarding 'Day of the Dead'.  It was quite good hearing about it from the perspective of a Mexican.  Later we took in a Lincoln Center Stage performance of Latin classics.  

 

In the evening we watched another performance by the Jukebox Rogues featuring songs from musicals.  It was so good we went back for the late show after watching Marc Yaffee, the comedian, in the BBKing Blues club.  I should note that I think the dance troupe must have some issue as they've only performed once this cruise while the Jukebox Rogues are slated for three shows in the first 8 days of the cruise.  Typically HAL has them as the backbone of the entertainment program.

 

 


Tim Bowman

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