May 25, 2022 Sea day #1
During the night there was a slight sway to the ship. The sway was very gentle in our cabin since we are low and midship where motion is the least noticeable. This morning on our 50 minute walk around Deck 11, we watched the swimming pool water gently slosh. It accumulated just 6,300 steps. The temperature was 17°C, but the wind was about 25 mph and the ship’s speed was 17 knots or 32 km per hour. There were small white caps on the waves. The tiny droplets of spray from the waves reached Deck 11. Our lips tasted of salt when we finished walking.
Today is the first Sea Day on Celebrity Summit, we are headed to the Royal Naval Dockyards, King’s Wharf, in Bermuda. Before breakfast the ship had cruised 215 nautical miles from Newport. The predicted high temp was 73°F (23°C).
The webcam for Royal Navy Dockyards is https://www.portbermudawebcam.com There are two berths - King’s Wharf and Heritage Wharf. I cannot access the webcam site with the ship’s Internet, but the camera shows Heritage Wharf on the left and King's Wharf on the right.
On Cruise Critic a person, on the cruise following this one, announced that their itinerary was changed due to Bermuda rules to have the visit to Bermuda first. It appears that only this cruise, of the three May cruises and the June 2 cruise, was able to visit Newport before Bermuda and NOT have to encounter onboard COVID testing or an itinerary change, but the Newport visit was cancelled for a few days prior to our cruise then reinstated as planned.
We received good news about the COVID test and vaccine status upload requirements for our Bahamas and Caribbean cruise in June. Cruise passengers are exempt, but people who fly to the Bahamas need to purchase the $40US health visa, and upload their the COVID test and vaccine status for pre-visit approval. Our next cruise visits the Bahamas on the second weekend of June.
There was a Captain’s Loyalty Club reception after lunch up in the Sky Lounge on Deck 11 with about 225 people out of a possible 1500+ Captain’s Club members attending. The total number of passengers for this cruise is 1,804. The ship’s capacity is 2,158. The ships top officers and managers attended and complementary cocktails were served for 30 minutes. A bouquet of roses was presented to the person on this cruise with the most Captain’s Club loyalty points, almost 3,200 accumulated over 48 cruises. Points are earned based on the length of the cruise and the category of the stateroom. Penthouse suites get 18 points per night per person, Royal suites get 12 points per night per person, Sky suites get 8 points per night per person, Aqua class and Concierge class balcony cabins get 5 points per night per person, balcony class cabins get 3 points per night per person, and Oceanview or interior cabins get 2 points per night per person. The woman was probably staying in the top tier suites. The highest category we have sailed so far is balcony.
Before dinner, which has the Evening Chic dress code (no more formal nights), we danced to most of Ocean Beat’s set. They also played a set after dinner in the Grand Foyer in celebration of Evening Chic night. In the theatre, the ship’s acrobats, dancers and singers were to present “The Life” production, but they had technical difficulties. Branden, a finalist on America’s Got Talent, & James were moved to this evening. They are a vocalist & cellist duo. There were very few women in cocktail dresses or men in suits. The Ocean Beat band was set up at the mid-level of the Grand Foyer at the top of the Grand Staircase. People on the decks 3, 4 and 5 could hear and see the band. On Deck 3 there is a marble floor clear of furniture. It has the Guest Relations counter, Captain’s Club concierge, the shore excursions office and the Innovations desk for assistance with Apple devices, which line the perimeter. There was only one other couple dancing with us on Deck 3. Decks 4 and 5 are carpeted and the railing is lined with café tables and comfortable chairs with a good view of the band. When we returned to our room for the night, there was a notice in the room that we are invited to join some of the Ship’s Officers on the Helipad to experience the sail-in to Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda tomorrow morning - an offer we won’t pass up.
In the past 13 hours, the ship has travelled 228 nautical miles and about 2/3s of the way to Bermuda.
Total steps 13,624 less than half of yesterday’s steps.
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