Year 2 Day 352 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 4/16/2023. Day 2 (at sea traveling from Galveston, TX to Progresso, Mexico) of 21-night Radiance of the Seas Galveston TX to Los Angeles, CA cruise.
I found the Avocado toast breakfast station in the Windjammer! Delicious!!! All the breakfast food and choices were good in the Windjammer. Best part was the avocado toast though.
We asked the Diamond concierge why we didn’t get our complimentary bottle of wine yesterday in our room. Well, when going out of a Texas port they are not allowed to give us our bottle until the next day. There is some kind of law in Texas. We have no idea what the law is. Steve thinks it is something to do with paying tax. The day is overcast and in the 70’s with a little rain here and there.
We had a nice day and even met up with Debby and Bruce in the Diamond Lounge. The Diamond Lounge is on Deck 13 and has the specialty coffee machine, continental breakfast, and evening appetizers. The view of the walking deck and the pool is nice from the Diamond Lounge.
The best part of cruising is making friends and then meeting up with them on future travels. I really don’t like the shower curtains in the cabin bathrooms on this ship. At lunch time the captain made his noon time talk. It was great, he told us all about the Gulf of Mexico and even its history. It was the best noon time captain announcement I have ever heard. I was told this is his first trip as Captain. In the afternoon we had afternoon coffee and cookies. Of course, I had one bite and there was a long hair baked into my cookie. Well, I knew I should not eat cookies.
We did have the best Roast beef sandwich from the Park Cafe. Royal Caribbean ships are known for this Cafe’s Roast beef Sandwiches. The rolls are fantastic and tasty with Caraway seeds. I wasn’t aware that these smaller ships had a smaller version by the Solariums. Sandwiches are just as good as the larger ships.
We spent time before dinner walking around the ship. We found the ship’s Department heads pictures. Years ago, there was a paper copy of these guys with pictures and bios placed in your room. Always kind of interesting to know about the people making the important decisions.
You can spend a lot of time looking at artwork on any cruise ship. In addition to all the hallways and venues, walk the many stairwells and there will be cool things to look at and read about.
Steve loves Globes and in the Schooner bar there is this really cool globe.
Tonight, is dress your best night.
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To view the complete daily diary, click here: Living the Dream – Deestimes – Make every step of the journey count