St. Thomas

December 4, 2012: St. Thomas, USVI
I was very surprised when some of the kids showed up in Club HAL not long after I got there at 8. When we actually docked, they had to leave so they could go ashore with their family. However, the tween girl I play Harry Potter with came not long after and we played Harry Potter the rest of the morning.

I ate a few pieces of pizza quickly before going downstairs to change and get off the ship with Glenn. Kayley and Blake joined us, and I told them all that I was trying to meet up with my friend Natalie (she was on the Oosterdam with me this summer) since she’s on the Nordam and they were in St. Thomas as well (in addition to Oasis of the Seas, Carnival Dream, Disney Fantasy and the Emerald Princess). We had to tender because there were so many ships there, and we were definitely the smallest one.

We got to shore and walked around for a bit while I found out where Natalie was. We finally found the place and sat down for food, and I couldn’t find her. We were sending messages to each other, but couldn’t find the other! Finally, I stood up to walk around, and a girl that had been behind Glenn facing the other direction turned around and stood up as well. It was Natalie! So, we chatted for a while, catching up on life since July, introducing our friends to the other and their friends- she was with the pianist from their HAL Cats, a cast member, and the cellar master. I kind of felt like I was neglecting Glenn, Blake and Kayley, but I told them that’s what I’d be doing before we left the ship. After a while, Natalie and her friends decided to go shopping, and we had to get back on the ship, so we parted ways until the next time we’re on a ship together or are in port together.

We took a taxi back to the tender dock and that was an adventure because he misunderstood where we wanted to go. He tried to take us downtown to the shopping area instead of downtown near the water, then he thought that we meant the other cruise ships docked on the other side of town (the two biggest: Nordam and Oasis of the Seas). We did make it back before they had been instructed to be back on the ship. I wasn’t quite ready to give up my phone usage, so I went to the OB for an hour to talk to Mom and try to post some of these blogs.

I watched Harry Potter for a bit with Kayley until dinner and then work. It was Pirate night, which we started right away because the little kids leave early. We made a pirate ship flag, then treasure maps. The girls decided not to color but made up a play to perform for the rest of us. The parents of the young ones came during the show and then we were left with the tweens. We played foosball the rest of the night. Somehow I managed to hurt myself during that. I moved one arm over the other hand and my bracelet hit the bottom of my fingernail.

I had to stay a few minutes late to wait for someone to pick up the food tray, so got down to the room too late to go to the show, so I’m waiting in the room until everyone is free to hang out