Day 10 – Friday, October 25

Our second to last day on the ship and it is a day at sea which is great because after 3 islands in 3 days, we need some time to just relax.

We stayed up on deck until 11:15am and then came in and got ready for lunch with Tim and Barbara at the buffet.

At 1pm was a blackjack tournament and Ed tied for the 7^th spot and in a playoff, didn’t make it.

Then at 2pm we all played in a slot tournament and again, none of us won.

After that we played a session in the casino and Ed had his biggest win and Barb didn’t play.

At 4pm we went to see the ice show and it was a good show on a very small ring.  Apparently the only ice rink on a cruise ship.  It is also open for public skating but we have not been interested.  Why go to the Caribbean to be cold!!

We left the cabin at 6:45pm and met Barbara and Tim for drinks in the lounge before going to dinner.

Dinner tonight was back in the main dining room because it was formal night and the cruise ships always put out a great menu on this night, the last formal night of the cruise.

The show tonight was another comedian who was very, very good and will have a late night show on Friday, should be great

After that we went to the casino where Ed had a huge run includng 4 blackjacks on $100 bets!  AS best we can remember it was a run of 11 or 12 hands in a row.  As the run happened in the first couple of hands in the first shoe, Barb get to play.

After gambling we went up to the entertainment area where they were having a 70's party and people watched.

Time for bed as tomorrow we go to St. Martins and one of our favorite beaches, Orent Beach.

Night

The ice show

Going out for the evening

We have a wonderful cabin attendent!!

Day 9 - Thursday, October 24

The last of the ABC Islands –Bonaire 88 degrees at 8am and a great looking day as we docked.

Since we have been here before, today we rented golf carts and drove to an interior island town, seeing the countryside and then going to a very local restaurant.   We ordered Ox-Tail stew with rice and beans and it was very good.  Barb and Tim decided not to eat!!

We also stopped at a local distillery which made liquor from cactus, had some samples and bought a couple of small bottles to bring home.

We took a different way back and were back to the port city by the middle of the afternoon.  We parked the golf cart and walked around and bought a few trinkets but nothing big.  

We took the golf cart back and they took us to the ship and spent the rest of the afternoon eating again and since the ship was still in port, we laid out on our big balcony in the sun just relaxing.

At 5:00 we went to the inside promenade and watch a Marti Gra type parade inside the ship – what fun it was.  While we were waiting for the parade to start, we also book a Venice to Venice cruise for October 2020 on a smaller Royal Caribbean ship, but again a suite so that Barb can have her walk-in closet!!!

Before dinner we went to the main show to see a magician and he was so bad we walked out and went to dinner early.

For dinner we had a complementary dinner at the specility restaurant the Chop House and had a great meal.

After dinner we went to the casino where both of us won so it was a nice day.

Tomorrow is a day at sea before out last island – Saint Martins.

Night

leaving in the morning

A normal yard with a nice house in the country

The city where we had lunch

The church in the city

The best restaurant in town

Our waiter and Barb choosing drinks

Lunch - Ox Tail Stew and it was very good

Our waiter with lunch

A local soccer field

The parade

Going out for the night

Our ship