Rest of the Cruise - Updated

Sorry I have not kept this blog up but internet was very expensive and slow.  So I am now going to tell about the rest of the cruise.  It was very relaxing.  A total of eight sea days.  Lots of things to do but we decided to just do our own things.  I did lots of cross stitching and Bob did lots of reading.  We did do our water exercises every day.  We had a light breakfast and then waited about one hour and then had the pool to ourselves most days.  The water was heated a bit but the air and winds were cool.  So not many people wanted to be in the water.  The problem was when you got out and had to get to the hot tub.  This was a cold walk and not many wanted to do it.  I was glad when we got to the ports and the sun was shining.  Made the walk a bit better.

We did a self tour in Lisbon.  Bob wanted to buy a waterproof watch and we found a small shop that had several for him to choose from.  Then we walked around a bit and back on the shuttle to the ship.  In the square we found these figures.  Not sure what they are suppose to be but we found them interesting.

In Cadiz, I did not get off but Bob took a walk around the city after lunch.  In Malaga we took the shuttle to the center of the city.  We wanted to have lunch at a place that Ante had recommended.  But it meant taking a taxi or bus and we decided to skip and just walk about the city.  We have been to all these ports before so no tour.  I returned to the ship by the shuttle and Bob stayed in town to do some more wandering.  And then in Alicante, neither of us got off the ship.  The walk just to the  end of the port was long and there was no shuttle.  So we just stayed on the ship.

Most nights we ate in one of the three special restaurants.  The last time we sailed with Celebrity, the dining in the main dining room was not so good and they tended to rush us as we were always a table for two.  So this time around, we pre booked our reservations.  That meant we only ate in the main dining room three times.  The last time we ate there we were with the group plus another couple from Florida that Jack and Barbara had met on a previous cruise.

Because we were such good customers, the last two times we ate in Murano, they treated us to special dinners.  The first was Steak Diane and then last night they prepared a seafood platter for us.  Two lobster tails, some shrimp, a couple of scallops, a piece of fish and some calamari.  All very good but too much for both of us.  Since we both had the same amount of food.  After dinner, we met with the Ponte Vedra group in the library and toasted our new found friends with a glass of port that Dan had brought on board.  The Ponte Vedra group are staying on for the next cruise.

This morning was disembarkation.  We had a light breakfast and finished packing the carry ons and went down to the Martini Bar to wait for our number to be called.  We decided to leave a little early and had a long line to go through passport control.  Then we collected our bags and got in another long line to wait for the taxi.  When we arrived at the hotel, we were met by Dagmar who is the Vantage City Rep.  Our room was ready and it is quite nice.  Much larger than the room we had on the Equinox.

So now we are waiting until the group arrives.  We were the first ones to arrive.  Might grab a light lunch and wander around the city.  We are in an area we are not familiar with.  They are offering a walk about at 3pm but we might head out before then.