As I mentioned in the previous post, the Anthem of the Seas started the long journey across the Pacific Ocean to Seattle. Even though the weather is cold (43 degrees, without adding wind chill from the sailing ship) and rainy, thanks to the extra section of the Solarium, it’s very comfortable. My room was on Deck 9, and my usual routine is to take the stairs up to the 14th floor to go to the gym. I have a rule when I go on cruises: I don’t take the elevator, I only use the stairs. It’s an additional exercise to curb the amount of bad eating and drinking I’m doing. The good news is that my body is accustomed to burning body fat for energy, so going back to my normal eating habits after the cruise is very easy for me.
On Deck 14, there is an open pool deck, on which the staff either drained the water or the rocking of the ship splashed the water out of the pool. This is the morning eye-opener. The cold air hits you as the doors open to the pool area. Yes, I could easily have walked across another floor to avoid this section, but “no pain, no gain”. The walk past the pool deck was really cold and windy. After the morning workout, I would walk two floors down to the Windjammer Dining Hall, a buffet. Trying to stick mostly to the carnivore lifestyle, I would get a fully-loaded omelet, bacon, and some pork sausage.
It's not too long after eating that I would go back to my room and get into my bathing suit, then back up to the jacuzzi in the Solarium. Is it bad of me for watching the pool exercise class while hanging out in the jacuzzi drinking my margarita?
Sorry for the pictures, I definitely need a tan, but what can I say, it snowed back home. For dinner, I ate at the Chops Steakhouse, another of the specialty restaurants onboard… I’ve already met a bunch of people, and if I keep passing out my cards to the staff, I could get a lot of business as the ship’s nutritionist since a majority of the staff have their yearly physical coming up.
I might just group some of these days together since there is not too many details or pictures I can write about while the ship is at sea.
