Day Six ~ St. Thomas

We set our alarm for 6 this morning so I didn't feel rushed.  I'm glad we did since I'm pretty slow moving this morning.

We sat on the balcony with pre-breakfast.  I was journaling while Doug took pictures.  We're planning our day!  The weather is going to be amazing!!

 The Jewel was in port with us today!  I am looking forward to sailing a Radiance class ship some day.

So we headed to the Park Cafe for a quick breakfast and back to the room to pack up and head out as soon as possible.  We plan to go to Emerald Beach Resort and do some shopping at Havensight Mall today.  

We've not heard our neighbors on the balcony at all this trip.  But!  This morning the ladies to the right of us came out on their balcony.  It is a daughter traveling with her mom.  The mom is probably late 60s?  She wears an obnoxious amount of perfume.  So much so that we had to go into the room because it was giving me a headache on my balcony. So much so that you could start to smell it half way up the hall walking toward the aft.  You could smell it walking by their room with the door closed.  I walked by one day while Louis was cleaning and had the door open to their cabin.  I don't know how he took care of their cabin....it was ridiculously obnoxious!  

I grabbed towels and bottled water on our way out and then headed to the taxi stand. 

We did stop for the photo ops while leaving the ship.

I did browse a few shops along the way.  Havensight Mall is all decorated for Christmas!  Before Thanksgiving.  Just like at home.

So we caught a taxi.  Louise was our taxi driver.  She was so nice!  And she told us a lot of history.  In St. Thomas they drive on the wrong side of the road, but American cars.  

We LOVED this beach!!  So calm and clear and sparkly.

 The view from our chair where the hardest decision was deciding what to eat and drink.  I had frozen white Russians and a grilled chicken sandwich with fries at the beach bar.

 We had company for a while.

 LOVE the sparkly water!

 The path to the beach from the resort parking lot.

 Resort pool

 View of the ships from the taxi

 So long St. Thomas!  Until we meet again.  We hope to spend a couple weeks at the Emerald Beach Resort some day.

 Just these few ropes hold us at the pier.

 Somebody on the Jewel watching us leave.

 The buildings are so colorful!

What an amazing day on the beach!!  

Back on the ship we showered and changed and went to the Park Cafe for a snack and got mudslides from Dane in the Solarium bar for sail away on our balcony.  We took lots of pictures and called Isaac.  We sent Isaac and Maranda a text with a picture of the Jewel.  They are sailing on her sister ship, Brilliance, for their honeymoon next year.  Exactly one year from the day we were in St. Thomas.

Sailing away on our balcony.  So long Jewel!

We rested on the balcony for a while then got ready for dinner.  There is a 50s and 60s party in the centrum tonight and an 80s after party in the VCL after that.

We went and collected our pictures then had more taken at several stations.

Then onto dinner, which was really good tonight.  Doug had shrimp cocktail, NY Strip steak and honey walnut tart.  I had gourmet meatballs, turkey with mashed potatoes and veggies, and drunken kaluha cake (YUM!) and coffee and moscato.

After dinner we went to deck 4 in the centrum to get a sea for the party.  It was really crowded, but we snagged 4 seats and waited for Dave and Sue to join us.  People do NOT like you to save seats.  We did anyway.  They are such a nice couple.  I am SO glad they are local!

Then we went to the VCL for 80s night.  We danced a little then headed to the Park Cafe for a late night snack of burgers and fries and then back to the room.  It was an awesome day and a fabulous night.  Tomorrow...St. Martin!!