Princesses of the Caribbean P&O Arvia February 2024. Day 7. At Sea.

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It was a sea day today. We were still up at 6.30am though and I’m still not sure how as these tablets usually make me really groggy. I’m thinking it’s because we have the door and curtains open, so there is a nice breeze and the sun streaming through.

We went up two flights to go in the hot tub for half hour before I washed my hair. Can’t be washing it more than once a day, way too much work. We managed to get to the MDR for breakfast. We have decided now that we really do prefer breakfast this way. Hated the buffet since the lack of trays and usually the bacon is better. As always we had the poached eggs, bacon and hash brown, Georgia did try the eggs Benedict but don’t think she liked it.

The kids wanted to go to the kids club, it must be an excellent club this time as they are in there so often, so we took them at opening which was at 9.30 and we went back made a coffee and did the washing.

You’d think that would be boring when you’re on holiday but it’s actually quite easy since your sat on the balcony in the Caribbean sun on the ocean with your coffee, no annoying kids just a timer to tell you when to put the washing in the dryer.

Plus adult time 😉

We picked the kids up at closing time so 11.45 and went to the buffet for dinner as it was just below the kids club. We had meatball pasta which was meh, the puddings were nice though but I don’t remember what we actually got. I think it was a weird type of meringue.

All this sea air makes me sleepy so the adults had to have nap while the kids played with their phones. When they were younger we used to bring drawing things. Its easier to fetch the phone now they are older but they only get limited time and games on it. I think they were playing Sasquatch this time.

We got up and went to music bingo like the other day. We tried to get through it but we really weren’t feeling it today. The kids wanted to play pool instead so we went and did that. I managed to beat Georgia which I am useless at so I was very pleased. Scott got a couple of drinks and some Nobbys nuts.

We did the jukebox quiz as always. Nope we didn’t win. I don’t think we ever will, not even as close as we came that time with the ones from our era.
We played some more pool and did the individual quiz even though we didn’t really do it on our own.

It was time to go back and get changed for dinner. We were going to the beach house tonight which everyone loves, we went for Georgias birthday on Iona last time.

We were ready a bit early so thought it was a good time to go to the crows nest as Georgia had been asking to go. I picked a drink and surprise surprise they didn’t have it. I think maybe I should just give up now.

We went to the beach house for 6.30pm as booked. We paid extra for these salt fish things, got some chicken wings, nachos and beef empanadas.

We didn’t like the starters at all. The fish was horrid and the beef things were basically Cornish pasties. So we left the fish. Luckily the kids seemed to like theirs and Scott stole some of the chicken wings.

The girls ordered fajitas and seemed to do ok after being warned about the hot plate.

We both had the lava block steak as we always do.

Usually our favourite but the prawns were not cooked properly. I ended up leaving them and eating the steak. By the end I felt so sick I just wanted to go back to the cabin so we didn’t even bother with dessert much to the kids disappointed and my annoyance at the money we had spent. I did mention this to the waiter and they said we should have told them as soon as I tasted it. Problem is that once you eat bad food it’s all down hill from then.

We went straight back to the cabin. I was quite a bit poorly that night, I’m sure from those prawns. The kids watched a film and we were in bed for 9.30pm.
Not such late stop outs and usually we don’t have a valid excuse but tonight we definitely did. No more beach house for us now. It’s a good job there wasn’t anything on we wanted to do.

Punk ipa £5.55
Coke £3.55
Tango £2.70
Crisps £1.35
Punk ipa £5.55
Punk ipa £5.55
Punk ipa £5.55
Coke £3.55
Tango £2.70
Punk ipa £5.55
Nobbys nuts £1.45
Pringles £2.00
Cocktail £9.40
Mocktail £3.95
Starter £1.50
Steak £7.00
Steak £7.00
Mocktail £3.95
Total £77.85