Viva: Day 2

Good morning. Today is a sea day as we make our way to Cozumel. Here is a look at our current position.

Here is a look at today’s Freestyle Daily. 

Here’s a look at what they have in the studio lounge this morning.

The big news today is the coffee machine isn’t working. I called guest services. But a lady in there said she complained at 6am and they still haven’t sent anyone. It’s after 9am now.

I headed up to the Observation Lounge where I know they have coffee and breakfast items.

It’s pretty quiet up here.

I grabbed some coffee and a couple of egg whites with mushrooms.

I believe that is Mariner of the Seas behind us.

Lido deck is pretty packed.

They fixed the coffee machine so I got a latte and added some of my ground cinnamon.

Carnival Breeze is heading back to Galveston.

Mariner is getting closer.

I grabbed a couple of screwdrivers and went for a walk around the waterfront.

Mariner of the Seas has caught up with us.

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I’m going for lunch at Indulge Food Hall.

I had to ask if the Luna bar was open. Nobody was there which is funny since every bar on the ship seems to be 2-3 rows deep of people trying to order drinks. The Soliel bar seems to be the best if you don’t want a frozen drink. A lot of people don’t go there because they don’t have a blender. So the local is slammed with all the deck 8 people that want frozen drinks.

It’s difficult to get a table. There’s one bar area where you can order from all venues. I’m sure it has spots but I’m just going to order from the garden place so I’m sitting at their bar.

After lunch I headed to The Local for dessert.

They have some old school games here. These are free to play.

They have a big day of soccer during March Madness.

The studio lounge has these board games available.

These are the afternoon snacks.

I stopped by lido deck and grabbed a couple of pina coladas. The line wasn’t bad.

The week I was on Prima the speedway viewing platform was closed so this will be a first for me on this class of ship.

It looks like the guns are working on this one. They were all removed when I was on Encore last year. I believe you shoot a sensor on a car to give it a speed boost.

I’m going to go check out the drop if the line isn’t too bad.

I believe mini golf is $5 here.

The Vibe Beach Club

The Stadium

Back to mini golf

The drop line was actually 20 people when I walked by before. It was down to 15 this time so I got in line.

This is where you come out. That’s The Local where I get my sundaes on the other side of the slide.

There’s no line at the Soleil Bar.

No wonder there’s no line. All the beer is gone. Abita Amber out. Abita purple haze out. I hope they have more kegs.

Abita Strawberry

Dirty martini

The Abita has been replenished!

Abita Amber

I’m back at the Indulge Food Hall for dinner. It’s dead in here at 6:30. I guarantee everyone is trying to make the first Beetlejuice show.

I grabbed two Abita Ambers from the bar.

I accidentally ordered two mains. Fortunately they were small portions so it worked out.

The comedy clubs are so small on some NCL ships. This is a fraction of the size of Epic.

Mike Jones

I got a spot by the booth in the back where I can watch it on the screen.

Metropolitan Bar

I ran to the Indulge to grab two beers for the the Beetlejuice show.

Anyone who says the dumping of this show isn’t about money is full of beans. It’s filling up 30 minutes early. And that’s for the late show. 

Great show. It’s a big loss for Norwegian.

I was wondering if they had the secret bar and they do.

I like that they leave the snacks out. Once on Encore I grabbed some midnight cookies. Some ships remove everything at a certain time.

I’m off to bed. Tomorrow we’re in Cozumel. Good night!