Russ and Jan's World Cruise: Cozumel to Cartegena

This is Monday, December 26, 2022

Cozumel to Cartagena

Saturday morning, we awoke to a lot of rock and rolling. It was also a bit rainy. Actually, we had felt the rolling a good part of the night. As daylight neared, we pulled into Cozumel for the day. A very busy port. We were docked right across the dock from a Virgen cruise ship that pretty much blocked any view of the city of Cozumel. After breakfast, we went up to the Explorer’s Lounge and out on to the wrap around deck. We were hit with light rain falling at a horizontal angle due to the stiff wind. We went downstairs and cancelled our excursion for the day.

So that gave us a down day which was great! We rested, we continued to work on organizing the room. Got more hangars from housekeeping and finished unpacking. We had also signed up for dinner at the Chef’s Table. More detail here:

King Crab appetizer. Chinese dumplings first course, granita palate cleanser, Mandarin Duck main course, and dessert.

Sunday the weather continued to be a bit rough, but it is Christmas Day. Merry Christmas everyone. Activities aboard continued as though it were just another sea day. We continued our Beginning Bridge lessons, with Angela Taylor. We think the instructor is doing a great job explaining the game of Bridge. We attended a lecture in the afternoon about the decline/collapse of the Maya culture.

By afternoon, the sun was out and the seas had calmed. It was 80+ degrees out and we sat on our balcony for a while enjoying a libation and soaking up the sun. We opted for dining in The Restaurant this evening. A little more formal environment than The World Café, where we eat many of our meals.

We were standing in line waiting to be seated and picked up on a conversation with the couple in front of us. They turned out to be a couple from Australia that had difficulty getting to the ship. They were unable to get to Fort Lauderdale in time so ended up rerouting and joining the ship in Cozumel. This couple has been active on Cruise Critic over the last two years, so we felt we knew them. We joined with them for a seating and thoroughly enjoyed getting to know them face to face.

Monday is another Sea Day. But with decent weather. Our colds are pretty much history, and we are feeling fairly normal today. Also beginning to feel like we have a bit of a routine in the morning. We even did our stretches this morning. First time in a week or so that we could.

Another Bridge lesson today that was less than enlightening. Only because we were paired with a woman who had missed the first two classes and hadn’t a clue what to do. She also didn’t seem to be paying attention to the instructor. Hopefully, the next class will go better for us.

In the evening we once again enjoyed The Chef’s Table. This menu was also Asian in influence. The menu: Amuse Bouche - Hot and Sour Soup

First Course – Fried Prawns

Granita – Coconut

Main Course – Wok-Fried Beef

Dessert – Chilled Mango Cream

The wines they paired with each course were the perfect complement to each dish.