Dec 19 - At Sea

 Dec 19 - At Sea

Another day at sea!  And yet another adventure!!!

We had breakfast around 9:00 AM and then Mary walked the deck!  Dorothy, the sloth, came back to the cabin to read!

We turned on the TV to catch the January 6th meeting on MSNBC and decided to order room service for lunch so we wouldn’t miss the proceedings. And that’s when the next adventure started!  Sometime after noon we discovered our toilet wouldn’t flush!  Hmmm….   

We called Guest Services and they said they would send a plumber!  Well, by 3:30 the plumber had not arrived and we were crossing our legs! So we called again and they assured us a plumber would be coming. At 4:00 Mary went in search of a public washroom.  And at 5:00 I went down to Guest Services, stopping at a washroom on my way! 

When I inquired about the plumber, Milos, the person on duty, had a note specifying the times I had called, and he told me it was a general problem in our zone?? and they were trying to figure it out.  His temporary solution was to offer us the use of a washroom in an empty cabin down the hall! He thought the problem would be fixed soon! What does ‘soon’ mean?  In an hour?  After dinner?  Next week?  

Oh, and by the way, he gave each of us a $25 onboard credit for our inconvenience!

So we went to dinner!  Delicious as usual!  Mary certainly enjoyed her Merlot!

By the way, we have a new best friend, Boots!  She is someone ‘in charge’ in the dining room.  The first night we mentioned we wanted to watch our sodium intake, so every night she comes by to bring the menu for the following night so we can make sure there is a lower sodium choice for our dinner.  Tonight she came to our table after our main course, and offered to get us more wine and I told her I thought I would have a Bailey’s instead of more wine!  She just stood there - and I said ‘ Is Bailey’s too boring?’ And she smiled and said ‘Let me make you a White Russian!’.  A few minutes later, along came this smooth, delicious beverage made from Vodka, Kahlua, and cream! Yum! Cheers to Boots!

So now after wine and a liqueur, we will have the courage to go prancing down the hall in our nighties to cabin #B622 in the middle of the night to pee!  Yee haw! How many adventures can one cruise have?!?!

Our next step, if this is not fixed tonight, will be to request another cabin!  (We would have done that earlier, but the prospect of packing up and moving is not so appealing!  And we like our cabin attendant, Franklin!)  In any case, I will practise my negotiating skills, in case I have to try and wangle the Presidential Suite!  ha ha!

Tomorrow we will arrive at our first port, Puerto Vallarta!  After checking out the toilet situation and having breakfast we plan to go ashore and stroll along the Malecón!

Stay tuned!

The Cross-legged Travellers!

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