At Sea - NCL Prima - December 14, 2022

We were supposed to arrive at Costa Maya at 6:00 a.m. this morning and I always seem to sense a change in movement so I was awake as we started to come into port.  It was still dark out and very windy so I didn't stay out on the balcony but our ship spun around, thrusters were on and we were getting close to the dock so I got dressed and headed down to deck 8 to see if I could get a better view of what was happening.  

By the time I got down to deck 8, the ship was moving forward again at cruising speeds and the lights of port were slowing disappearing in the distance.  We later confirmed winds were too high that the Captain didn't feel it was safe to dock and so we got an extra sea day.  Interestingly, the Mardi Gras and Valiant Lady both successfully docked in Costa Maya within about an hour of our attempt (and later the Adventure of the Seas).  Maybe conditions had improved by then.

I took a few minutes to snap a few photos of the empty Indulge Food Hall with its food trucks and food stands and then I headed back to the cabin.

I caught the sunrise from the balcony which was quite windy most of this day and then we headed to Hudson's for breakfast.

My morning coffee with almond milk!

I was really surprised at how much I didn't mind and actually enjoyed the Oceanwalk.  I am usually someone who does not like heights at all and it is a bit unnerving to see the ocean waves below you but it was also pretty cool.

We found a seat in the Atrium and relaxed a bit after breakfast.

Then we staked out a table in the Indulge Food Hall about 10 minutes before they opened.  Once the iPads went live, we then enjoyed checking out all the lunch choices.

This afternoon's treats were an assortment of four different kinds of cookies.  Our Club Balcony Suite also came with a bottle of sparkling wine and so I decided to open it this afternoon.  Interestingly, it has some sort of plastic cap that could be put back on so I could enjoy it two different days without it losing much of the bubble.

We had a number of Brown Boobies spend most of the afternoon playing right off our balcony.  Most were juveniles but several adults joined in the fun later on.

An adult

We decided to try the buffet for dinner.  This was our first trip to the buffet and it was a pleasant surprise.  They had a good selection and the food was decent quality.  It also wasn't quite as crazy as it had seemed when we had walked through around lunch or breakfast time.  

Then we went up and enjoyed some quiet time up in the Observation Lounge.  The gingerbread village was all lit up and even more impressive at night.  The bar was also open so I could enjoy a drink.

We decided to walk into the Galaxy Pavilion where there are a variety of virtual and other games to play.  We got to the end of this walkway though and the animated character screen at the end of this corridor started talking to Paul wanting to know what he had in his bag.  It was a bit creepy so we didn't stick around.

We eventually made our way back to the room for the night.