NCL Sun

We have returned from a fabulous five-day cruise aboard NCL Sun.

 

This was the return-to-service for NCL Sun post-pandemic and her first sailing in over two years.  There were a few kinks with the ship, mostly the sewer system and overflowing toilets from time to time.  With only 640 total passengers on board (with the capacity of about 3,000) it was as if each person had four crew members all to themselves.  The ship was staffed with the nicest crew most of which had not worked in two years, were new to NCL, or were new to working on a cruise ship all together.  It was the weirdest and the coolest experience rolled into one.  I don’t think I’ve been able to interact with staff as much on any previous NCL cruise.

 

With just two ports of call, we had two days at sea.  I forgot what it was like on a smaller ship, and it felt like there was just not much to do during the at sea days.  I was able to convince Kenyon to spend some time in the observation lounge and I wished I had a remembered to pack a deck of cards (I ended up getting some when we stopped in Ketchikan). 

 

This was the first time having the drink package and I made it my mission to try as many drinks as I could.  I also wanted to hit up all the different bars.  I ended up hanging out at the Windjammer, which had the best cocktail menu on the entire ship.  I especially loved the Perfect Margarita and the Sidecar too.  Oh man, so many wonderful drinks.  I am looking forward to our NCL Breakaway cruise in January 2023 where we have the drink package again and I’m sailing with friends.

 

The entertainment on NCL Sun was top notch.  I didn’t love the two major production shows, but I really enjoyed the guitar player, Devin, the pianist, Shelli, and the main band, LMH.  Oh boy was the main band amazing.  The final night of the cruise they had a band mash-up between Devin, LMH Band, and Brenda, whom I didn’t get an opportunity to catch her shows.  They were absolutely fantastic.

 

I was able to convince Kenyon to join me for the sail away party, which took place indoors as it was raining in Seattle.  He also joined me for some live music, sat with me at the comedy show, and came to the glow party.  He isn’t much of a goer, so it was nice when he ventured out.

 

I’ll be back with more on our two ports of call: Ketchikan and Victoria.

 

Let’s Do This!

We passed our COVID test and will soon be boarding the cruise ship for a 5-day vacation.  

The weather looks to be pretty good (hoping for no rain on port days).  Our bags are packed and we are ready to go.

Facebook memories reminded me that I’ve got a lot to be grateful for, even when the scale doesn’t reflect so.  

See you in few days.

Weekly WI: The Uphill Battle Continues

I had high hopes I could get my employee weigh-in on record before our cruise later this week.  When I stepped on the scale this morning, that was not the case.

 

WOMP:WOMP

Another gain.

Ugh.

 

I was able to pep talk myself into staying on track today despite wanting to go into vacation mode early and maybe drown my sorrows in high point foods.  I know that won’t help but it is very tempting.  I had three high point days, but I really thought I was still going to be good this week.  I can’t pinpoint what exactly is going on and when we return from vacation, I plan to re-focus and see if I can tackle this weight gain.

I saw on Instagram that our ship has arrived at port.  WhoooHoooo.

 

I will soon be on board, and I am looking forward to it.  The month of April has been busy, stressful, and with very limited days off, I am tired.  It will be nice to have eight days off in a row where I can’t be called in for coverage.  Plus, I get to turn off the work cell and stow it in the cruise safe as I won’t have cell service. 

I don’t really have a vacation plan.  I would like to say the plan isn’t to go cra-cra.  The scale is really up there, and this will surely push me back over 200 pounds.  I hope it won’t mean a long road to bring it back down, but we will see.