We enjoyed another wonderful time on the ship last evening.
We attended the performance of Zero Hour given by Celebrity Entertainer Jim Brochu. This marked the second time we have seen this performance on a Crystal Cruises ship having first seen this performance on the Crystal Serenity a couple of years ago. As was the case with the first performance we thoroughly enjoyed Zero Hour and feel blessed to be able to not only see this for a second time but to personally know Jim Brochu. To Jim we say bravo, bravo, bravo. The show was truly outstanding. He plays Zero Mostel like no other actor could.
After this fine performance we strolled around the various stores on board the ship since we had some time before we would go to The Vintage Room.
At 7:00 PM we attended our first Vintage Room with Crystal Cruises and enjoyed this wonderful venue. The room and the setting are beautiful. Several of those who attended had been to the Vintage Room the other day and didn’t want an explanation of the wines. We on the other hand were very interested in expanding our knowledge of wine so Bart, the Head Sommelier, spoke with the two of us and he went over each and every wine with us. We learned a great deal from Bart. And he thoroughly answered each and every question that we had. Each wine that we sampled was perfectly paired with each food tasting. The focus of the evening is the wines and as Crystal notes in its daily Reflections Program The Vintage Room was created to promote wine education and the vast range of fine wine selections that are offered on board the ship. We had a wonderful time.
Roger McGuinn and his lovely wife Camilla were invited as guests to attend The Vintage Room, which added to this very special evening. We both spoke with Roger for a while when we first arrived to The Vintage Room. We were fortunate to be seated fairly close to Roger and Keith and fellow guest Philip enjoyed a wonderful conversation with and learned so very about the Byrds and many other musicians that Roger has known over the years that began their careers in that era.
As part of the Crystal Society Sailing, when we arrived back to our room, on our bed was a box of chocolates and a letter from Mary-Catherine Wilks, Director of the Loyalty Program & Guest Relations and Emilie Perz, Coordinator of Crystal Soceity.
Once again, Keith was the first guest up to the Fitness Center. About 30 minutes into his workout Steve arrived and a short while later Roy arrived as well. The workout was great and Keith and Roy spoke for a portion of the workout. A short time later it was Anne Marie who enjoyed a nice workout as well. It’s so nice to be able to just walk up two flights of steps and to utilize the Fitness Room and we appreciate the fact that it is open 24 hours each day.
After our workout, we enjoyed a nice breakfast in our room. We chatted with Sebastian for a while and really appreciate his professionalism and his great sense of humor and his overall knowledge.
Today’s port of call was supposed to have been Huatulco, Mexico, which replaced the originally scheduled port of Acapulco. Since we were not originally scheduled to be in this port of call we had to anchor off the island and tenders were going to take passenger’s to/from the Island. Unfortunately, due to the sea swells it was not possible to operate the tenders safely and the decision was made to leave Huatulco. Later in the morning the Captain announced that the port of Puerto Vallarta will be added to the schedule and we will arrive there on Thursday morning. In addition, several lectures and other activities have been added to the schedule.
Earlier in the morning we ran into Ricki and David and the four of us sat outside on the Lide Deck talking for quite along time. Throughout the morning several other guests who we all chatted with joined us and we enjoyed a nice leisurely morning with everyone. We also stayed and had lunch outside on the Lido Deck.
Afterwards, Anne Marie took a long walk on the Promenade Deck and she also sat out by the pool.
This evening we will dine at Prego with our friend Chuck.
TODAY’S THOUGHT FOR THE DAY….
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”
Albert Einstein
Keith and Anne Marie
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