Seated is Faye--a bartender
Standing on left is Sally--a wine sommelier in dining room
Center is George--Our waiter in the Compass Rose dining room
On right is Putu--a bartender
Let me start today talking about our dinner last night with the four crew members. They were all very punctual in meeting us at 7pm. We were not use to seeing them out of uniforms and looked very nice. We were seated in the central part of the Compass Rose, main dining room. I requested that location so the other passengers could see them enjoying themselves. After a group photo we started the evening with me making a champagne toast to them. The General Manager, Franck, came by our table to say hi to them (I ask him to do that). Donald, the new asst Food & Beverage Mgr, also came by to say hi. We had a wonderful dinner and lively conversation. We ALL had a wonderful evening. One that they will not soon forget, nor us. I have had several passengers approach me today telling me how great it was that Rebecca and I did that for them.
Today we are anchored off the coast of the French island of St Bart's which is 125 miles east of San Juan and we can see the island of St Maarten 15 miles from here. It rarely rains here and year round temperatures range from 72 to 86F. There are 20 white sand beaches on the island which is arid so everything must be shipped to the island, including food. The bay is full of some VERY nice yachts and big sail boats.
I went on a hour trip in a Yellow Submarine. Rebecca stayed in the suite again today. The sub went over a ship wreck and along a coral reef to see fish, some sharks, and green sea turtles. I did see fish but expected to see a lot more species.
The Caribbean ocean is such a pretty deep blue and very relaxing as we look out at it from our balcony. We will sail at 4:30pm and next stop is Ft Lauderdale on Sunday morning. Double YUK!
