Our initial impression that this cruise will be very sedate compared to Carnival was confirmed on Day 2. The passengers are mostly older – even older than we are – and seem to be content drinking in the bars, reading and playing cards. But everyone is friendly. We met a couple from California at lunch and a couple from Las Vegas at dinner. I did a lot of reading and we napped a bit.
The food so far is like the ship – good, but not flashy. I won’t starve but I probably won’t ask for their recipes, either.
One thing that has surprised us: the Jade has a very nice pub where the food is free. Have to pay for the beer, of course, and they aren’t cheap (about $10). But I can have a very nice pub meal with a beer for about $10. Haven’t used it yet, but we will.
We ended the day in the casino. We didn’t do well, but we had our choice of machines. The casino on the Jade is not crowded. We need to pace ourselves for 25 days so we won’t have to take out second mortgages to settle our bills.