Sea Day #5

Today is our "do over" day. As we are crossing the International Date Line everything went back 24 hrs so we are having May 1st all over.  Kind of weird but we will survive!

Kelly was up early for a coffee run... pretty much our first order of business each morning. :-)

We relaxed on our deck and planned out the day with the cruise compass and highlighter pen. This is a throw back to our previous cruises that did not have the Royal IQ iPhone app.

My afternoon view.

Quick bite of breakfast then we attended the shore excursion show for Honolulu and Maui that is presented by the sales staff. We already have plans for both places but it just helped to get a picture of the possibilities available.

We then split up with Kelly heading through the shops and I went off to the lecture on "Cruising through the Cosmos". I took a side trip to the bridge viewing area up on Deck 11. Just wanted to have a look at the operation. I'll try and get a picture next time!

The Cosmos lecture was excellent and showed everyone how infinitesimal we truly are in relation to other planets and solar systems.

Back to the cabin to meet up with Kelly and relax before our next event, the Blackjack Tournament. I managed to squeeze into the final table and ended up in second place today! Won $95 bucks!

Really enjoying our deck!

Now back on our deck, we invited the Orr's over for a visit. They brought a bottle of nice Pino with them so we enjoyed a glass as we cruised along. Bryan seemed to enjoy the comforts of the lounger!

Room to entertain the Orr's... especially when they bring wine!

Sun heading down.

Next up was the headliner show at 18:30. He was Simon Palomares, an Australian comedian and he did a good job of entertaining everyone about raising teenagers these days. He spoke rather quickly at first and it took me some time to understand what he was actually saying. Even our Aussie friends at dinner said they couldn't keep up so it wasn't just me! Still a funny show!

Dinner with our Table #420 group and the usual buoyant conversation about today's activity.  We also took a group picture that I hope to get at some point.

A short stop at the casino to try our luck and we once again escaped with a few extra dollars in our pockets. Our luck has been pretty good this trip. We also watched a few guys spending huge sums of money at the roulette wheel easily betting six to seven hundred bucks a spin! Fun to watch but one wonders where this bankroll originated?

Grabbed some waters and headed for bed. A busy day is on tap tomorrow as we cross the Equator.