Day 23 West - 01/24/22 - At Sea to Huatulco, Mexico

For a sea day it was relatively busy.  The staff Captain has kept the ship motoring north at 20 knots (fast) since we left Puntarenas. The seas were pretty flat and I'm sure the stabilizers dampened any movement.

 

Ian's coffee chat was with Neil, the Future Cruise Consultant.  It was much the same as his previous interview. Next was a brief presentation by the newly embarked Mexican Cultural Ambassadors who are actually from Tucson, AZ.  Afterwards I spent some time updating my blog for yesterday before we went to the Port to Table Demonstration about cooking Chile Rellenos which was a repeat.  Afterwards I stopped by the photo center to check some things out.  We then watched a Mexican cultural dance exhibition at the aft Lido pool area.  It was blazing hot in the Central American sun.

 

My wife attended the Mexican Dance lessons while I lounged the rest of the afternoon.  I shot a few masked boobie bird pictures from deck 3, and we enjoyed a leisurely Lido dinner. While eating dinner I was able to participate in a YouTube live show, Traveling With Bruce, where I shared a few things about our cruise.

 

On the way to the theatre we bought some cool bud vases and they gave us some flowers in yet another vase to enjoy for the rest of the voyage. The vases we ordered will be shipped directly to our home.

 

Tonight's entertainment is a return of the 4 person singing group, Jukebox Rogues who have been off the ship for a couple weeks. Their Frankie Valle set was wonderful even as a repeat for the third time.  The new comedian, Drew Frazier, was a bust for us.  He was simply amplified way too loud, and his humor wasn't all that funny for us.  We even tried listening from outside the very crowded BBKing venue with no success. Kristin Key set the comedy bar for us. 

 

We came back to the room to watch a movie but the TV quit working for some reason.  I unplugged the Ethernet cord and got it working again.  But our movie choice, First Cow, set in the Pacific Northwest was also a bust.  So our evening was over. Huatulco is our destination tomorrow. We're scheduled to arrive around noon.




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