Day 12 East - 01/13/22 - Cartagena (Almost)

We woke up to the view of Colombia in the distance.  By the time we finished watching the interview of Kristin Key, comedian, in the Coffee Chat and were seated in the Lido for breakfast, we were hovering at the Cartagena port entrance.  About an hour later with nobody being allowed to go to shore, we rotated and headed out of our moorage for their open sea with the skyline view of Cartagena on our port side. Along the way, our pilot was disembarked. Interestingly, while moored, I spotted a submarine in the harbor and snapped a photograph of it.

 

The rest of the day was restful doing very little but updating my blog.  We were also able to schedule a snorkeling trip at Half Moon Cay on our last day and verify that our significant onboard credit would roll over.  It has accumulated because of the cancellation of ports plus not having a daily charge for crew incentives.  I even caught a short nap on a deck chair on the promenade.  Eventually the burning heat of the sun woke me up.

 

While waiting for dinner I tried one of the special Mariner cocktails which I had a free coupon for.  Both of us really liked it.  Its ingredients are: St. Germain (Elderberry flower)  liqueur, sparkling wine and soda water.

 

The evening entertainment was Kristin Key, comedian.  Her schtick is carrying a guitar and when we saw her the other night, she was pretty funny. Tonight she was funnier and really connected with the audience.  We even bought her CD of song and went back for her second set. The core jokes were the same, with some new material.

 

Tomorrow is another sea day and we have an antigen test scheduled to be eligible for the next leg of our cruise.

 

 



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