Today was another wonderful relaxing day! We woke for breakfast early. Apparently dad is the early to rise type. Though after breakfast we did come back to the room to sleep for a little while longer.
At about noon we docked in Bari, Italy. We spoke with the Auto-Owners group who said there was nothing to see in Bari, it was mostly a stop for people to board the cruise and leave it (apparently Venice isn’t the only place you can board this cruise). Dad and I opted out of going on shore. Instead, we grabbed lunch, changed clothes and went to the top deck to get some sun. There was a nice breeze that kept us cool though you could still feel the warmth. We laid out for a bit. At some point in the day I got banana gelato, yum!!!
At another point we grabbed Miami Vice drinks. Came all the way to Italy to have a Miami Vice! They were quite delicious. Dad and I took them to our room so we could enjoy them on our balcony. I love that balcony.
After drinks, dad decided to stay in the room a bit so I grabbed Jenny’s Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang and went to the top deck to lay out and read, very relaxing. When I decided that I was getting too done, I came back to the cabin to find dad ready to grab coffee and dessert. A bit more relaxing later and it was dinner time. So, our itinerary said yesterday that the dress code was informal but everyone dressed casual, today, it said informal, so I dressed casual. It wasn’t really an issue. Tomorrow it says formal, I’ll wear my dress and hope everyone else does too. Dinner was okay, we had a cute waiter from Montenegro; he had gorgeous eyes and I could easily understand him. After dinner it was time for bingo. Bingo was 10 euro a card or three cards for 20 euro, I bought 3. The announcer asked what languages were represented and then announced the numbers in each language. For the majority of this cruise thus far, every announcement is made in Italian, English, French, Spanish, and German. During bingo I got pretty good at getting numbers right no matter what language he said them in. The jackpot for bingo was 3000 euro if bingo was reached within the first 40 numbers, easy right? So numbers were called and I eventually had bingo. As soon as I realized it, I yelled BINGO! The casino director and a waitress came to check my card. Fun fact: they don’t do lines here; bingo in the Mediterranean means getting a full card, not one line. My bad! Feeling immensely embarrassed, mainly because I was one of only two English speakers in the room and had just yelled out bingo, I retreated back to my chair and prayed for no Bingo after that. It turns out I wasn’t the only one though. Shortly after, a few more Americans joined the game and one of them called bingo. It’s safe to say, though, that I will not be playing bingo anymore here. After bingo, we went to see tonight’s show, Pirates (which they did not pronounce the way we do, made me think tonight was going to be a repeat of last night). I dragged my dad again. Tonight was much more entertaining. There were disappearing acts, a rope/curtain swinging (I don’t really know what to call it, he pulled himself up a big piece of fabric hanging from the ceiling, think Pink’s performance of Glitter In The Air), and a few more acts that reminded me of Cirque du Soleil. I don’t really know what it had to do with pirates, other than that was the way they were dressed. After the show, we wandered into the casino. My dad got 25 euros in chips and played some roulette. He didn’t fair so well. Then he cashed out the 12 euro he had left and gave them to me to play slots. I ended up hitting a payout of 173 quarters (don’t know what they are called in euros but it was .25 euro, like a quarter). It all together ended up being 50 euro. Now we’re in bed for the night. I know when to take my winnings and leave. Tomorrow we jump one more hour ahead, making it 7 hours from home. We also go to Katakolon, Greece. There we catch a ride to Olympia, home of the first Olympics. I didn’t take many pictures today, it was mostly a chill day. Tomorrow I’ll be sure to take a ton! Until then...