Morning dawned finding us anchored at the mouth of Gustavia harbor after our amusement park run south. The captain visited as is his custom and we learned that we would probably spend two nights anchored where we are and then run over to St. Martin early Thursday morning. I made a trip to shore just to walk around town once again. Since I was alone I had a chance to explore some new areas. While I was gone FT was spending time in her usual spot on the aft pool deck. Unbeknownst to her the crew was busy at work in our cabin with more decorations. The water sports platform was lowered again and playing in the ocean was the game of the day.
The water toys, including the all important jet skis, were brought out at 2 p.m. for two hours of fun. Around 3:30 we watched as SD1 our twin, arrived and spent a few minutes jockeying for position behind us where she dropped anchor to overnight with us.
Tonight was the member’s party, but since over 50% of the passengers were members the captain opened it up to the entire manifest. Caviar was enjoyed by many while Capt. T recognized the top three guests with the most night on SD. FT came in third, with about 60 nights. I unfortunately only have 24 because I can’t do the crossings with her, which is really not fair. Dinner was originally scheduled to be held at the Topside Restaurant on Deck 5 but HM Stephane decided to move it indoor since the skies looked a bit threatening. This was not a problem because we dined in our usual spot.
Wednesday morning dawned bright and beautiful. After enjoying breakfast FT and I went to town so that we could go to Shell beach, one of our favorite spots to snorkel. The water was its usual brisk March temperature, but after getting in was very nice. There were not a lot of people at the beach today but we had a chance to observe what I assume is an island custom. A group of people came walked down the beach carrying flowers and the ashes of a friend. We watched from a distance and gave them their privacy but it was a moving time as they scattered the remains and then threw the flowers in the ocean.
At lunch DisneyJen asked the HM Stephane if it would be possible to invite a couple of CC friends who were traveling on SD1 for cocktails and dinner on SD2 this evening. It seemed that SD1 was following us all around the Caribbean and we really wanted to catch up with ohmiss and her DH (who had joined us in San Juan) to see how they were enjoying their cruise. Stephane handled all the arrangements with Executive HM Christophe who was on SD1 as well as with Capt. T and security. Seems that Capt. T was having lunch on SD1 and was able to stop by and personally invite ohmiss and her DH to join the six of us for dinner.
Water sports were available again in the afternoon, but FT and I just enjoyed the deck and pool. Mid-afternoon Mario (who is always smiling) came around the pool deck with today’s afternoon pass around which was homemade ice cream sandwiches made from fresh cookies and homemade ice cream. FT has a number of food allergies and was not able to eat the cookies so had to pass, or so we thought. A few minutes later Super Mario reappeared with two sandwiches for us made from cookies that did not contain any forbidden items! Once again the SD staff doesn’t know how to say no!
As we were enjoying cocktails on the pool deck again, still in the midst of the rude pool party run by the people who can’t tell time, and waiting on our guests from SDI we watched as the kitchen staff unloaded a tender full of fresh fruits and vegetables. DJ’s DH is a logistics guru and he was quite impressed with the process. Around 6:45 p.m., a tender from SD1 pulled alongside. Capt. T and the Security Officer Beer graciously welcomed our guests on board. Cocktails were served poolside as a full moon rose overhead which made for some incredible views through the puffy clouds. Maybe we can blame the full moon for the hot tub party crew’s lack of manners. It was soon time for dinner and we were shown a wonderful table for 8 on Deck 4 aft. As always, June, Peter, Zoltan and Frank made sure that were wanted for nothing.
Before dessert was served, Capt. T stopped by to chat with us and to check on how our guests enjoyed their dinner on SD2. Ohmiss and her DH said they were having a wonderful time and thanked Capt. T for his hospitality. Our CC friends needed to head back to SD1 since they were scheduled to leave St. Barth around midnight. We waved goodbye to them from Deck 3 as their tender sped them back to SD1. Once again, a special thanks to the hotel managers, Stephane on SD2 and Christophe on SD1, as well as the security folks for making this happen.
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