Today’s BearCruise group’s schedule of activities
Saturday, October 4 – Day at Sea
SLEEP IN!!! You deserve it after so many days in port!!!
12 noon – Bear Lunch – If you want to join others for lunch, meet at The Garden Cafe, Deck 15 Aft. Also note that these restaurants are also open for lunch if you want to try them – O’Sheehan’s Bar and Grill on Deck 7 and The American Diner on Deck 16.
3 – 6 pm – BearCruise Private Dance Party, Bliss Ultra Lounge, Deck 7 midship. Party Theme is Pride Colors. Come dressed in your best pride outfit or dress monochromatic in one of the colors from the pride flag.
Dinner – Taste and Savor on Deck 6 aft and The Manhattan Room on Deck 7 aft.
After Dinner – Ship shows and activities – see today’s NCL’s daily program, the Freestyle Daily, below.
Today’s NCL cruise’s schedule of activities
I’ve decided that a day at sea on the last day of a cruise is the best. It’s just a good time to sleep in, catch up my blog, and do a little day drinking.
Presumably it was NCL who added this new, blue magnet to our door:
I spent the morning in the ship’s Library & Game Room devising Thursday’s and Friday’s blog entries.
A server came into the room at about 10:00, and it reminded me that:
so I ordered a Bloody Mary.
There were 2 women playing gin rummy next to me, and one of them was the type of person who complains about things that are presumably contributing to her not being able to “go out” or “win the round” (e.g., “I keep getting the same cards” and “I have the worst luck”).
And then after each round, she recounted what cards she had and how she wanted to play such-and-such but needed this-or-that, or blah, blah, blah. Shut the fuck up, lady. Nobody cares about what you could or couldn’t play every fucking round.
I ordered another Bloody Mary.
After a while, I put in my earbuds but quickly saw I only had 2 songs I could play without wi-fi access, so I started up a white noise app that I use for sleeping and turned it all the way up to drown out that woman’s yammering.
I ordered a 1792 & soda.
Then, two tables over, a husband and wife were playing a card game, and she made some comment about his hand or playing, and he yelled at her, “You don’t worry about what I’m doing; just play your own hand!” No surprise that it was a grumpy, old, straight, white, emotionally abusive male.
We had our BearCruise Pride Party to which we were asked to come dressed in our best pride outfit or monochromatically in one of the colors from the pride flag. This was a private party for which BearCruise rented the Bliss Bar, which we’d been doing late-night dancing in over the course of the week.
Bob and I wore our Guncle shirts that our niece Mary Lou gave us as a thank-you gift after she spend several days visiting us in May.
Guncle: a gay uncle; a source of unlimited fun, help, advice, and encouragement. See also: best buddy
Here’s the Raleigh contingent:
Some other photos of the party:
We didn’t join the bears for dinner at Taste, Savor, or The Manhattan Room, because we had the second of our two included evenings to eat free in one of the specialty dining rooms — regularly costing $60.
Cagney’s Steakhouse
Specializing in Premium Black Angus Beef and exceptional seafood, this American-style steakhouse is second to none. With classic cocktails, an extensive wine list, and attentive service, Cagney’s Steakhouse offers a truly delightful dining experience.
Menu
New friends from this week, Karl & Joseph, joined us for our final dinner of the cruise.
Bob and I got the lobster bisque and crab cake starters, respectively. All of us chose the filet mignon for our entree with a baked potato side. And I got the “OMG” caramel-butterscotch cheesecake for dessert and Bob and a bite of it.
And Bob, pleased with his dinner!
We called it a night after dinner, as we had to be up early to pack and grab some breakfast before beginning debarkation at 7 am in Manhattan.
