The Dr Who Cruise Part 6
Friday, October 27 –Mexico
The alarm got us up at6 AM. We crawled out of bed and got to the buffet for breakfast by 6:30. Aftereating, we slogged back to our cabin for bottles of water for the excursion. Weeach confessed that we were tired, and debated if we should even go on a 4-hourwalking tour of Mayan Ruins. So we went down to the ship’s conference center,where the group was meeting, to tell D we wouldn’t make it to the ruins. Thenanother elevator ride up to our cabin, where I fell into bed.
About 2 hours later, Iwoke up and climbed out of bed. Again. We had about an hour before lunch wouldbe served in the buffet, so we went to the card room, where I wrote. Hubby wasdone with his DW script and had turned it over to D on the only thumb drive hehad brought with him, so he didn’t feel he could write. He tried to playsolitaire on the laptop but got frustrated when it didn’t react as quickly ashe thought it should. He took the laptop back to our cabin and walked untillunch time.
We were joined in thebuffet by 2 other DW people, so we had conversation during lunch. Back in ourroom, we watched “Night at the Museum” (#1) to pass some time before we neededto head for the Music Hall, where Dominic would give a musical recital at 3:30.Dominic is a composer who has worked with the DW show.
We left our cabin about2:50 and went to deck 8 to stroll through Central Park, which took us right tothe Music Hall. We got there about 3 PM. The hall wasn’t open yet. We talkedwith a couple other early-birds for maybe 10 minutes, then Hubby wandered offinto Central Park. I followed him until I found a table where I could sit andcontinue writing. It wasn’t long before Hubby returned with a couple desserts,which we devoured at my little table. Then back to the Music Hall, where wecould now get in and choose our seats.
Hubby picked seatslocated in front of a small stage set to the left of the main stage. D asked usto move because the small stage was where Dominick was going to be. So we movedto seats at the bar, about 3 feet from where we had been sitting.
The music started at3:30 and continued until 4:33 or thereabouts. It was great fun, a compositionbased on DW music. After it was over, we all had to beat feet to the AquaTheater on deck 6, so the photographer could get our group photo taken. Afterthat, I stopped at the candy shop to buy some jelly beans, and then we returnedto our cabin, where I convinced Hubby to lay down for a nap.
About 7, we headed forthe social hour at the chosen bar. We traveled aft via deck 5, where we foundseveral members of the DW group waiting to get a group photo, so we joinedthem. After the photo, we went to the floating bar, which periodically risesvery slowly to deck 8. By the time we got off on 8, it was after 7:30, so Hubbyand I took an elevator back to deck 5 and joined the crowd collecting in frontof the doors for the Main Dining Room. At 7:40, those doors opened, and foronce, we were not the last ones to our table.
The Dining Room wasoffering lobster tails. I think everybody at our table ordered one. Some—likeme—also ordered a 2nd main dish. The lobster tails were served, andseveral of them were then handed off to people who had ordered one, but wanteda second. (The ship was charging for a second lobster tail, but not for othersecond main courses.) So, for 20-30 minutes, I sat with a lobster tail in frontof me as a favor for my husband. I was hungry, so I ate the carrots andbroccoli, which I wasn’t sure he would eat anyway. When Hubby finally finishedhis first tail, we were exchanging plates when the waiter grabbed the emptyplate and whisked it away, then brought my actual main course. It was cheesetortellini, and I enjoyed it a lot. I hope Hubby enjoyed his lobster tails aswell.
