Day 12 - Sea Day

A completely lazy day at sea today. Despite that we were up early and I was at the gym at 6 am. This ship has the best gym I’ve seen on a ship – great equipment and lots of it! After my workout we had breakfast and then spent a couple of hours exploring the ship. We have not been on the Splendor before and will say that we like the layout very much. There are two pools and 5 or 6 hot tubs, as well as a kids “splash” area and the waterslide. They also have an outdoor big-screen. During the day they show TV programs and, on certain evenings, they play “movies under the stars”. Unfortunately it was only 55F/13C at noon today so a bit chilly to swim! There are a few photos posted below.

Before lunch Andrew closed up the portholes to form his preferred nap environment (think cave) and I headed up to the Promenade deck to get a latte and read. We had lunch at the burrito bar, which is something we haven’t seen on other ships. Tasty! This afternoon we were able to find a spot on the Serenity Deck (the adults-only area of the ship) out of the wind with direct sun so we were able to sit out and read for a few hours. We did find it ironic that Carnival has designated an area for adults only, named it “Serenity”, and then put the kid-magnet mini-golf course directly above it! It was less than serene, to say the least.

Tonight was our first formal night, although we are “semi-formal” at best. We used to dress up more, however bringing Andrew’s tux takes up a lot of room and he finds the dining room too hot for a tux. We both had strawberry bisque and lobster – all delicious, as usual! Now we’re back in the room for the evening. Tomorrow is our first day in Cabo and we’re scheduled to do 2 dives so we need to get a good sleep. More tomorrow!