Well, I was overly optimistic about the activities we would be doing today. It seems that the private Island we were supposed to visit today had a wee bit of a weather problem. 35 knot winds and 8-foot seas made it somewhat impractical to transfer from the ship to the island via tender.
So the captain decided to reverse the schedule and make today a sea day instead of Thursday. When he go on the intercom to tell the passengers he mentioned that they had looked into diverting to Nassau today, but that they were experiencing heavy downpours. So he has had the ship wandering about trying to stay in the sun. He's been pretty good at it, too.
It's a bit windy on deck and the sea has a moderate amount of whitecaps. The wind and the rolling were a bit heavier last night, though which bothered my wife. She needed to go to bed early. She seems fine today and has lost that greenish tint that just doesn't match her hair and eye color very well at all.
Just before the captain signed off the intercom, he mentioned an interesting thing. He said that the weather pattern they were seeing did not at all resemble what it should be at this time of year in these waters. He said it was exactly like a typical January pattern.
Speaking as a two-time cruise lecturer, I hope you’re all availing yourselves of the educational opportunities offered through the ship’s lecture schedule (these people aren’t paid, by the way. They just get a break on the cost of the cruise).
More and more seats become available at lectures as the cruise goes on. At least in my experience.