3/12 at sea and 3/13 Barbados

We had a relaxing day at sea on Monday, the weather was nice but we did have a bit of a swell.  Noel went on a tour of the galley, it is pretty amazing what goes on to prepare all the meals on board.  The main galley is where all the meals are prepared for Compass Rose restaurant plus some of the basics for the other restaurants.  There is a completely different galley for the crew mess as well as kitchens for La Veranda, Signatures and Prime 7.  We were told that the meals are planned about two months out and provisions are ordered accordingly. 

The main galley

In the late afternoon the "Country Fair" was held on the pool deck.  This event is a staple on the longer cruises.  The different departments on the ship set up individual booths with competitive games.  It seems that the crew enjoys this event as much as the passengers.  You can win tickets at the different games and then the tickets go into a drawing for prizes. 

Tom playing "football" against the bar staff

Passengers got to throw water ballons at the housekeeping staff

In Barbados we took a 4 X4 tour of the island that included a forest preserve.  We made a nice stop at "Bathsheba Beach" where we were served a rum punch and some delicious coconut bread.  We drove through a beautiful area where there was a very exclusive resort hotel with a golf course.  We were told that this was where Tiger Woods had been married. 

Beautiful beaches on Barbados

After shopping at the cruise terminal

This yacht was docked across from our ship. We did a little research and found out it is the 10th largest in the world and belongs to the Emir of Qater (sp?)

In the evening there was an event for the gold, platinum and titanium members on the forward "steel beach" deck.  Later we had a dinner for the ten of us who had dined together at the party the night before the cruise began. 

Our group of 10 from first night