A Surprise At Sea: 15 March 2023

  There was a bit of a surprise this afternoon. Way back when were filling in all the relative info for this cruise, I checked off that it we were celebrating our anniversary on the 15^th. Now the 15^th is the right day but our actual anniversary is the 15th of June. In the past Princess puts a sign on the door with happy anniversary. Just as we got back to the cabin to get ready for dinner, a steward appears with a dozen roses and some appetizers that were complements of the Assistant hotel manager. That was a surprise. Then we got a visit from the housekeeping supervisor checking to make sure all was ok and another Happy Anniversary. Then we received a phone call from passenger services responding to our written comments asking us how they did the first few days. Judy took that one because she had completed the form. A busy late afternoon.

We were up for the early (9:00am) line dance class this morning even though there we advanced the time again last night. Same basic dances. The staff member forgot the steps that he had taught the other day. Eventually he got all of the steps in. The development of ships and a bit of a break; then the game show Deal or No Deal was held. It cost $25 for a ticket; they pick 2 people to try to win the $1000 prize. The first group up were people from LaSalle! They did not win. It was good for something to do. A walk and then a lecture on Mars followed.

Off to our wine tasting. We never did get our cheese and crackers and the old glasses were left on the table. The waiters filled the glasses all at once which is not the way they have done it before. However we met some very nice people from Vancouver. We returned and then the door knocking began. That is when all the anniversary stuff happened.

At dinner the couple we met at the wine tasting joined us – just by chance. They are from Vancouver. They were a pleasant addition. At dinner we had a special dessert – chocolate of course. We skipped the singer and stayed in the Vista lounge. When we got back to our room we had heart streamers hanging from the ceiling and an arrangement of kissing swans made out of towels! Another WOW. Princess seemed to really go “all out” but we have never celebrated any occasion on the ship before this time.

Another time change tonight with one more to go!