More on Sea Days

Not everyone enjoys sea days. Some people just want to be somewhere--the journey is a mere bother.

Those who do enjoy them either have the temperament of someone who would have gladly sailed on the great trans-Atlantic liners of the 1940s, or are spring breakers. And you have to give the spring breakers some credit here: they know how to enjoy themselves. On sea days, they sit huddled around the the pool and bar. Alcohol and the sun suffice for them. Still ... I have to refer to an anecdote told by Jamie and Veronica Snyder on their great podcast, Crowncast.

It was on a recent cruise that they took on Royal Caribbean. It was near the end of the cruise and they were getting on one of the glass elevators in the Centrum. The elevator door closed with a swish and they realized that two young ladies, spring breakers, were in the elevator with them. One of them was crying. But it wasn't because the cruise was coming to an end. It wasn't because of a romance gone bad. What was the reason? She didn't have enough money to pay her bar bill.

We've noticed similar sights like this ourselves. They always lead to frantic cell phone calls to mom and dad.