Last night when we got to our room, our cabin steward had left us a card telling us to set our clocks back. I didn't reset my watch thinking I would do it this morning. We always ask for a wake up call. We requested a wake up call at 6:30 am. After I finished my shower, I looked at my watch and it was around 7:00 am. Since I had not reset my watch, it should have said 6:00 am. Thinking something wasn't quite right, we called the front desk and asked them if we were supposed to change our clocks last night and they said no. So it seems our cabin steward gave us bad info. I am just glad we set a wake up call with the ship instead of setting our own watches.
We met the Rosga's in Chops Grille for breakfast. I was the only one that didn't get anything hot to eat. They had a buffet set up with cereal and fruit so I got my food from the buffet. The service was good and it was quiet in there. After breakfast we went back to our rooms. We were going on a ship excursion today and were to meet in the showroom at 10:15 so we had a little time to kill.
We decided to meet in the showroom a little before 10:00 am. As always there were already quite a few people there. They had already filled up one bus and we were on bus #2. The took us to the bus right at 10:00 am and it was mad chaos. We met on deck 5 and we had to exit on deck 3 (I think). We traipsed halfway across the ship and down the stairs. There was only one line to get off the ship so there was a traffic jam. We finally made our way off the ship and to our bus. Some people must have come down early because the bus was more than half full when we got there and we were at the front of the line leaving the showroom.
We went to Dublin Castle (with the blarney stone) and Woolen Mills Shop. It wasn't too far from the ship and we had a nice narration on the way there. Once to the castle there was a little walk from the bus parking lot. Once inside the castle grounds we walked towards the castle. We decided not to walk all the way to the castle. There was a long line to go through it and to kiss the blarney stone you had to walk up 100 steps on a winding staircase which at times could be tight. I didn't think I was up for that. Mary P and I went back to the Woolen Mills Shop and looked around. The Rosga's went to kiss the blarney stone.
The Woolen Mills Shop had 3 floors of things to look at. I only went on 2 floors. If you purchased 250 euros worth of stuff they would ship it free back to the USA but I didn't see anything I wanted and certainly nothing that would cost that much. I did see some food that I was interested in but was afraid to buy it so I bought nothing. After going through the shop we were sitting outside at some picnic tables and I noticed a man walking with a Dr Pepper. Mary P went and chased him down and asked him where he had gotten it. He got it near the castle. After sitting there for a while we decided to walk back over there and check it out. We each got 2 -- 1 for then and 1 for later. It was so good. I wish I had gotten more but I am getting low on my Euros and don't want to have to purchase more.
It was then time to go back to the bus. We got there and found the bus but it wasn't open yet. The bus driver finally found his way over there and unlocked it. There was only one problem -- he didn't bother to turn the air on. I was about to get back off the bus and the driver got on the bus and gave us air. It still took a while for the bus to cool off.
It was time for us to leave and there were still a lot of people missing -- including the Rosga's. I was beginning to think all sorts of things because they are always on time if not usually early. I was afraid Terry had fallen out on walking the 100 steps. They finally came back and said it had taken them that long to get to the top because of the crowd. That was the only thing they did -- walk to the top, Pat kissed the blarney stone and has her picture to prove it, and walk back down. Terry didn't kiss the blarney stone because to do so you have to lay down on your back and turn your head back. He said he was afraid he wouldn't have been able to get up.
When we got back to the ship there was another long line to get back on the ship. Once on board we went straight up to the Seaview Cafe to eat lunch because we were starved. I think it was about 3:00 pm by then. I got chicken fingers which came with one hot wing and fries. It was pretty good. Of course it wouldn't be long until dinner.
We went to the dining room for the first time tonight. We were assigned the table that Mary P and I were originally given with the Smith's. It seems that this table has been vacant every night of the cruise and it took them 3 nights to notify us that the table was ours and we got to eat there on night 4. Our waiters were very good. We are sitting next to a table for 6 and the tables are so close together that it seems like we are at a table for 10. Sometimes we will be carrying on a conversation within our table and the other table will comment on it. So much for a small table!
After we finished dinner we went to the casino. My card would not work once again but Mary P's did so I sat and watched her. Finally we got someone to make a card for me to just use in the casino. By the time I got the card it was time to go to the show. We got there 30 minutes early and there were already a lot of people there. The entertainment was a hypnotist. It was funny to watch the people do crazy things. I am not convinced that some of them were really hypnotized. The show lasted over an hour which was a little long.
After the show was over we stopped by the casino since I didn't get to play earlier. I played keno and hit 6 out of 7 for $75.00. I was happy and cashed out and we came to the room to plan our day for tomorrow. We will be in Dublin, Ireland tomorrow. We cancelled out ship tour and are taking a shuttle into town and plan on doing a Hop on Hop off tour. The Rosga's stuck with the ship tour. I told them that it wouldn't be as much fun as being with us but they stuck to the ship tour. We dock at 5:00 am in the morning and won't depart until 11:15 pm. Our waiter said it had something to do with the tide and there were only certain times we could get in and out of port.
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