Well there was that
request for Fried Shrimp [they just had to test the limits] that was summarily
dismissed and then later delivered, and then casino time and not much else.
Moving on…
HE misspoke in the last
note, the next day was not Bonaire. That would be after 2 days at sea where it
went sumpthin’ like this:
Sea Day 1:
Breakfast in the Ocean
View Café, Pool, Lunch in Ocean View Cafe, Casino or Pool, Happy Hour, Dinner,
Casino, Bed.
Sea Day 2:
Lather, Rinse and Repeat.
Oh, and since we had no
Excursions in Bonaire, TE7 was stuck on the ship for more of:
Rinse and Repeat.
For at least 3 days, Dragon
Chic was able to get a lot of walking in on the 1/7 mile jogging track, and
actually got Chuck to stretch it out as well, when he wasn’t trying, to no
avail, to catch up with NOWAT.
Oh and HE got to teach her
how to play Bocce on the lovely real grass lawns on Deck 15.
We pause now for a Word
about Celebrity.
For the most part, the
ship, crew, service etc. is head and shoulders above RCCL. Not unexpected as this is their “Upscale“ brand
and it showed.
Much nicer more expansive
fare at the Ocean View Café Buffet, and slightly more inspired menu’s in the
main dining room for dinner, in spite of the minor hitches dealing with special
requests.
And of course as the “Upscale”
brand, wager minimums in the casino were double. Not that it mattered to the regular gamblers. However, the crap table was much mellower,
read that boring and scarcely used.
The best thing that
happened over these three days was the call Steve got from Guest Services on
Sea Day 2, to meet with them regarding Aruba.
To say they really stepped
up is an understatement, showing a complete understanding of the delicate
nature of S&E+Bob’s situation.
Steve was advised that
Celebrity would be arranging for a private van for 4 hours, to take them
anywhere on the island to accomplish their mission and that it would be complimentary.
WOW!
And then, on departing
from Bonaire…
“This is the captain from the Bridge Ladies and Gentleman. It gives me great pleasure to announce that
Curacao and Aruba have reopened the ports to all tourists so you won't need to have
a ship provided Excursion to debark on those islands.”
Well now, that IS good
news. And of course now Steve wants to
know if the offer of the comped van on Aruba was still on the table, and once
again, the Celebrity team came through assuring him that all was still the plan
as their way of apologizing for all the stress and inconvenience it may have
caused.
Needless to say Happy Hour
was EXTRA Happy, and dinner was a celebration with toasts to Dan Hutchinson and
Rodrigo in Guest Services. Yeah, These Guys are PRO’s!
The Next Day was Curacao
so the morning routine would start early.
We'll catch up with them
then.
Ciao 4 Now
Uncle Chuck and Dragon Lady,
ReplyDeleteHave fun
Joe