November 01, 2022

October 29 - Bridgetown, Barbados

Again we are the only ship in port. As I step out on the balcony the sun is shining bright with a slight breeze. The air temperatures are in the low 80's. We have a shore excursion booked thru Celebrity. A tour of Barbados and a dive on an Atlantis submarine.

We are to check in at the theater, and then board our bus just past the terminal.  Being a very slow walker, I check in and will head to the bus long before the others.  Just as I reach the gangway to the pier the skies open up. Thanks to complimentary umbrellas my walk is relatively dry.

The bus driver informs us that the tour will be first, followed by the sub dive this afternoon. The rain stops, and we are on our way. In summary the tour was pretty boring.

Some additional guests join us on the boat to the sub. We climb aboard and climb down the ladder.  I have taken Atlantis sub tours before in other ports.  The highlight of this dive is a quick view of a ship that was sunk to make an artificial reef and a few schools of fish. Essentially another disappointing tour.

We exit the sub and board the boat for the trip back to shore. The winds pick up and a heavy rains follows. Shore is not visible from the boat. I am sure the captain of the vessel knows where he is going.

Just as we reach the dock, the rain stops. Saved again form the rain.

Back on the ship we decide to forgo the dining room for early pizza and salad in the buffet since we never had lunch.

The pizza was good but very salty for some reason. It must have been in the sauce as differently topped pizza had the same characteristic.

After a stop in the Sky Lounge, the production show in the main theater. The early show was about 50% full.

I make my first stop at the hot glass venue. Formerly operated by Corning they would do many glass demonstrations to the education and enjoyment of many guests. Now it is a privately run revenue center where all they do is sell personal instruction classes to guests. This evening there is one glass blower working with one guest. There are only 2 other guests watching.

After the show, we listened to a Jazz set  for awhile. The noise level is very high.  Many passengers on this cruiese either have a beverage package, or an all inclusive package. Both offer unlimited drinks all day and evening.  Drinking is quite prevalent, unlike my memory of Celebrity of several years ago. 

Laundry has been returned. In putting everything away I find it impossible to remove the laundry tags from my shirts. Frustrating to say the least.

Seas remain calm, and we head to our next port, Martinique.

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