Sea Day, Turkey Day, with photos

 Thursday, November 23, 2023

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

The sea and wind have been really loud and it's cold.  I finally give up and close the balcony door, hoping I don't wake anyone.  I've nearly got all the photos added to the blog! ... Ginger is playing something on her phone and I think I'll pack this up and see if she wants to get some tea or something.  I know she won't be hungry yet!

We're supposed to see "Six" tonight and plan the day around that.  We think having a lighter breakfast for our tummies and lunch around two should let us go to the 7:30 show and then w can have a leisurely dinner.  We're hoping there will still be some turkey left by them!  Accordingly we go to O'Sheeehans because they stay open a little later for breakfast on sea days.  I order the bagel with cream cheese and smoked salmon.  There is a ton of salmon but only a dab of cream cheese and the bottom of a bagel!  Still, it's very good.  

After breakfast we go looking for a quiet place, since it appears that everyone is staying inside today - just like us!  First we find the library.  It's not very large at all and it's pretty populated, so we continue the hunt. Ginger finds the Spiegel Tent which is actually a large venue with very few people.  It's got lots of tables and golden chairs and the curved wall is lined with booths. It's perfect. Ginger had gotten a deck of cards from Guest Services and we can't figure out why they don't have the NCL logo on them. But we never quite get around to playing with them.  Nick is doing a crossword that he picked up at the library and he brought back a couple of Sudokus, too, and I'm reading on my phone and I think Ginger is doing her DuoLingo. 

There are fun-house mirrors outside the Spiegel Tent!
Meet the three-headed monster!

Soon Nick said he has to go to the restroom but he doesn't come back?!  Then one of his trivia teammates comes to fetch me!  The category is science and he thinks I can help. She has to help me get to the venue (I'm still not walking very well) and they're on question six when I get there. We don't do all that well and we're contesting one of the answers - the first mammal in space.  We all agree that it's the Russian space dog;  I think her name was Luka.  The cruise director says monkey.  We'll see.  Ginger actually gives us the answer to "What is a keloid?".

Now it's time for lunch. Back to O'Sheehans since our schedule doesn't work with the regular dining rooms!  I get a blue cheese burger with a spicy sweet tomato chutney, lettuce, tomato, and red onion on a sesame seed bun.  It reads like a mcDonald's jingle!  It comes with French fries and an (invisible) pickle spear. It's okay, if a little dry.

Nick's cough is very impressive and we all decide that a little nap is in order before the show.  Nick gets to the room first while Ginger and I debate staying for the fruit carving demonstration.  But there aren't any more chairs and standing isn't an option.

When we get back upstairs, Nick says a lady called Selena or Serena called to check on me and wants me to call her back.  I try a couple of times but the line is always busy. We all crash for a couple of hours and then get ready for "Six" hoping that it will really go on tonight.  I try the Guest Services line again and get through to someone who asks how I'm doing.

The seas have been so rocky all day that it seems unlikely that they can stage "Six" tonight. We also check the TV for messages and there still aren't any medical charges on my account.  YAY! 

This screen shows all the cast, gives a synopsis of the play and
shows video clips of the production.  Boy, I really want to see it now!!

Sure enough when we get down to the theater we find that the show tonight will be the Levity Comedy Show, with a PG13 version at 7:30 and the adult show at 10:00.

We stay in line and it's really easy to get our favorite seats.  There are two comics.  The first one, Travis Nelson, is mildly entertaining, although watching someone who is six foot nine is fun.  Flip Schultz, the second act is much better;  in fact his media name is "Flip is Fun"!  We have some good giggles and go to dinner.

There is a Roasted Holiday Turkey chef's special.  Good thing I'm wearing my turkey pin!  A couple of people have counted on it during the day. There are two really appealing appetizers, the coconut shrimp with orange marmalade and the baked brie in puffed pastry with baby greens toasted almonds, apple, and honey drizzle. Can't choose? Get both!

The entree comes with apple chestnut stuffing, honey butter yams, green bean casserole, and giblet gravy. Nothing like our Oleson Bird Day feasts, but it honors the day.  Nick and Ginger have the traditional pecan pie for dessert, although it's really a little pecan tartlet with butterscotch sauce and caramel ice cream.  The thought of that makes my tummy explode, so I choose the Warm Blackberries and Dark Cherries with powdered sugar and grand marnier sabayon. Not quite what I was expecting when it arrived but it was really delicious and much lighter, if not less calorie-laden.

It's about 9:30 and we decide to give the comics another shot.  The adult show is funnier, at least Flip's set is.  Several really good laugh-out-loud bits.  We make it back up to Deck 12, find our suite, and make a discovery!

The audience is sparse but responsive.

Quelle surprise!!

Guest Services has left us a large fruit basket with bananas, strawberries, grapes, an orange, and some other things!  We don't know if everyone in our category got one, or if it's their way of saying "Sorry our ship bit you!". We'll go down in the morning and say thank you!

I'm down for the count while Nick and Ginger are still going strong.  It's pretty tiring hobbling around;  but after I took some Ibuprofen I wa able to get around much better and I think I'll be able to see Bermuda.  Thank goodness for these sea days.  Once again, timing is everything!!