A quiet day at sea, cruising slowly – between 6 and 11 kts (a ship normally travels 17 to 22 kts) due to the engine problem that prevented us from reaching Aruba. But the weather was nice so at least we didn’t have to experience heavy seas in a crippled ship.
We (Marlene and I) had breakfast in the buffet while Tim and Rachel brunched. We then hit the casino for a bit. The casino hit me back, causing me to lose $200 (down $300). But Marlene hit a major for over $1,500 so she is up a bunch. Tim also did well, winning over $1,000. And my losses aren’t really losses (yet) as I have $300 onboard credit. So I can consider myself to be even after 2 days.
It was formal attire for dinner so we dressed up (photos to follow), met the captain and had some fancy fare for dinner (filet mignon and short ribs for me, braised shrimp and fish cake for Marlene). We dined with Tim and Rachel and the only downer is that Rachel’s filet arrived much too underdone and had to be sent back.
After dinner Marlene and I checked out the Vista Rockband. This is not the same band that we had on our first Carnival Vista cruise, but it was very good.
There was a meteor shower around midnight. Tim and Rachel saw it but we missed it. No big deal – I have seen “shooting stars” before.