At around 1:30am the emergency alarm went off at the Sheraton. An announcement came over the PA system announcing it was not an emergency and then it was repeated in Spanish. Wayne barely woke up but my heart was going a mile a minute. It took me a while to go back to sleep. Later that morning we hear the reason why the alarm went off – an EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!! Wayne's comment was he was disappointed that he slept through his first earthquake.
I got up around 8am and let Wayne sleep in. Showered and got ready and when Wayne woke up his cold was gone!! He felt so much better. We went up to the rooftop deck to see the Victory. Then we headed out for breakfast to a place I had read about (and Rachel Ray recommends) called La Bombonera. We had a Spanish danish called a Mallorca and it was filled with bacon, eggs and cheese with powdered sugar on top – it was wonderful! We also had 2 small pies which we split – one cheese and one meat. The meat one was really good but the cheese one (cream cheese I think) didn't have a lot of taste. This restaurant was very busy but had really fast service and the guy bussed our table while I was still eating.
We headed back to the hotel to pack and at 11am checked out and headed to the Victory. There were a few people in line and lots of cabs picking up people leaving the ship. A porter took our luggage and we headed to the VIP lounge (nice perk that came with our suite). No lines, we had our key card in minutes but then we had to wait in the VIP lounge for everyone to get off before we could get on. At 12:20 they came to get us VIP's and we passed a room full of people to board the ship. We were number 8 & 9 to get on the ship.
First thing we did was buy a FunShip drink and toast our trip (and my birthday). Then we went off to get reacquainted with the ship. Took lots of photos and walked around. We stopped for a small bite to eat (mainly fruit) and at 2pm went to see if our room was ready. It was so we dropped off our stuff and went back out to explore San Juan. We had a lovely day walking around. I bought a pair of sandals to match a dress I had brought with me and Wayne bought a Panama Hat.
We got back onboard and our luggage had arrived! We unpacked and rested a bit and then headed for dinner. We went to the dining room and I had the shrimp cocktail and the sweet & sour shrimp and Wayne had the gazpacho and the steak. We both had the warm melting cake and Wayne had the cheese plate.
Wayne's note: I knew I would need my fix, so I got a coffee card at the coffee bar so I could have Latte's and cappucino's in the mornings. You get a deal if you buy them in advance, and I knew I would be drinking them.
Photos to follow.
Sorry I am a day behind but I am stealing wifi because it is too expensive on the ship :)
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