Cruise Day #27 - At Sea, Heading to the Canary Islands 🇮🇨

We are at sea today as we sail towards Tenerife, one of the beautiful Canary Islands. The Canaries are a Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, located off the coast of northwestern Africa.

Since leaving Cádiz, we’ve experienced a bit of rough seas.  Last night, the Captain mentioned that winds could reach up to 50 knots (58 mph) overnight. Today, they’ve eased down to about 25 knots (29 mph). Hopefully, this weather system moves away soon as we begin our 8-day transatlantic crossing. 

This morning, we weren’t very hungry but still managed some toast 🍞 — saving ourselves for the Most Traveled Guests Luncheon at 12:15, held at The Catch Restaurant.

After our light breakfast, I kept my appointment with the elliptical machine in the Fitness Center. I was surprised to see it quite full despite the rough seas!

As we entered the luncheon, we were warmly greeted by all of the Senior Staff Officers and had our photo taken with Captain Craig Street — a wonderful way to start the event!  

Side Note: Captain Paulo Arrigo will take over command tomorrow after spending a week in Miami attending a conference. Captain Craig Street will resume command again on December 19th. 

At the Luncheon, we sat with Bosco, the Hotel General Manager — what a funny and charismatic man! 😄 He also entertained us with several very sophisticated card tricks. 

We had a wonderful time with him and a lovely couple from San Diego we’ve met on previous cruises. The meal was once again one of the best we’ve had onboard. For this segment of our voyage, we dropped down to the sixth most traveled guests. 

Debbie started with the Trio Delight (Seabass Ceviche, Tuna Maki Roll, Shrimp Papaya Salpicon). 

I began with the Potato Gnocchi. 

For our main course, we both had the Halibut and Poached Lobster, 

and for dessert, the Sable Breton — absolutely delicious!

Now, we just need to find a way to digest all that goodness before our 8 p.m. reservation at Sabatini’s Trattoria!

Tonight, we move the clock back one hour ⏰. We’ll have five more of these time changes before reaching Ft. Lauderdale. This is one of the main reasons we prefer westbound crossings — it really helps with the jet lag once we return home!