Clearly this cruising lark is starting to take its toll on us as we slept through until 9:30am – apart from Tracy who was awake much earlier and was getting annoyed with the rest of us for not waking up! But eventually we did and we had to rush off for breakfast before it closed! Not that the food ever really stops but the notion of breakfast would be over soon.
With four filling four bellies we did a quick spot of onboard shopping as it was our last chance. We stocked up on gin, bacardi, aftershave and cadburys fruit and nut and went back to the cabin. Exhausted by this tough morning we relaxed until just after midday when we went up to deck 11 to the bridge viewing area however something shady was obviously going on because the blinds were pulled and there were no viewings to be had! So we left here and went to the theatre to learn how to do magic tricks. The comedian/magician from the night before was teaching children (and anyone else who turned up) how to do some tricks. Having both wanted to go to it the night before neither of them wanted to now but the magic of the magician soon worked its magic and before Tracy and I knew it both hands their hands up volunteering to go on stage and help with the tricks! Unfortunately for them neither got picked but they did go up on stage at the end to buy a magic book (which he signed for them) and some magic red balls. Be prepared next time you see them to be amazing you with all sorts of magical tricks!
The excitement of the magician made Harry hungry so off we went, back to deck 12 to eat some more. As we sat eating we saw a couple of humpbacks and lots of dolphin going past. That’s $5 for me from Toby – shame I will have to give him the $5 to pay me my winnings with.
Toby then wanted to spend the afternoon in Kids Club (little Mr Sociable!) but Harry didn’t want too and Toby wouldn’t go without him. As a compromise they got changed into their swimming gear and we went up to the sun and pool area. They both then disappeared into the kids jacuzzi and slide area for the next 2.5 hours and Tracy and I finally got a little peace and quiet! Again a few signs of being sociable seemed to appear as whenever we checked on them they were playing with other kids (mainly girls it has to be said!).
After a quick change out the of their wet clothes it was back down to the cabin for a couple of hours before dinner out tonight at Teppenyaki which is meant to be one of the top 3 restaurants/dining experiences on the Alaska cruise ship circuit. It has to be said that it was a pretty good meal too! We selected the food we wanted and then the chefs came out and cooked it in front of us. We started with a nice seaweed salad and then had a mixture of garlic egg fried rice, steak, chicken and jumbo prawns. As the chef prepared this in front of us he played egg basketball with us. As he flicked a bit of fried egg from his utensil through the air and Harry caught it in his mouth. I tried twice and failed miserably, so did Tracy. Toby was the most sensible out of us all and said he didn’t want to play!
Full of lovely food and Japanese cocktails we retired to the lounge next door and Harry, Toby and Tracy hit the dance floor. Harry was a complete disco diva, singing and dancing away – Toby was a little less so – although we did get the occasional glimpse of his bottom wiggle. At just after 10:40pm Toby and I were too tired to stay out any longer much to Tracy and Harry’s disappointment and back to the cabin we went for a nice sleep and to prepare for our final day of the Alaskan cruise tomorrow.