So what do you do all day?

November 28, 2023

 Tomorrow is the last of our six sea days with a stop in San Juan and then two days to Miami. Friends often ask, what do you do for six days at sea? We do quite a bit but far less than most. We have met a few couples who are on the go from 8am to 10pm playing trivia, games and scavenger hunts, all for valuable prizes that you turn in for Regent stuff at the end of the cruise.  The walking/ jogging deck has every manner of outdoor games including miniature golf, shuffleboard, baggo(cornhoe), pickle ball, and bocce.  They have contests most afternoons but we don’t join, although we’ve challenged each other to the occasional mean game of shuffleboard.  Others go up to the pool deck at 10, claim their chairs and towels and stay until almost sunset. We are not that ambitious nor do we like to bake in the sun!

We normally are up and ready to go by 8am when we do our exercise routines in the room or on the balcony, after which I walk and Cindy either runs or goes to the gym aka torture center. After that it’s fruit and coffee snd then more walking until they finally have the bouillon ready for me!  After that it’s time to clean up for lunch. While in the room I will have a Campari and soda while sitting on the balcony watching the waves and whatever wildlife is out there while Cindy might work on French or write in her journal or otherwise be productive to counter my sloth. 

Back to our rigorous daily schedule:  As it starts to approach 1pm we find a bar and have a glass of Champagne. On other ships we’ve always had the Champagne at the table while perusing the menu but here the service is slow we risk having the kitchen closed before we order!  We then choose a restaurant for a leisurely lunch, after which we might walk down to the coffee bar for an espresso, and by 3pm we are napping for an hour. After waking up we walk for another hour, watch the sunset and hope to see a green flash and then return to the cabin to get cleaned up and dressed for dinner.  

By 7pm we are in a lounge ready to dance for a half hour before dinner. Dinner generally lasts an hour and a half, followed by dancing and music until about 11 or midnight when we toddle off to bed. 

There are of course things that come up that change our schedule, like an afternoon movie or a comedian or Broadway-style show in the evening. Other than those interruptions we follow the plan of walking and eating and walking and eating with libations as needed - it has worked for years and we see no reason to change it now!