Cruise Day 2 - Princess Cay And Craps

On the second day of the cruise, we awoke, had breakfast , packed a day bag and then got in a very long line-up for a tender to take us to Princess Cay, Princess Cruise Lines' private spot on Eleuthera in the Bahamas.

Waking up, the waters were a beautiful cerulean blue and land was indeed ahoy. 

After a long wait as everyone on board pretty much was doing what we wanted to do - get onto the beach - we got on a tender and headed to the beach.

Reaching the beach, we then rented and claimed a folding clamshell for some shade and then got in the water for a swim.

Entry to the water had a lot of flat rocks pout until the water was about knee-high which made getting in and out interesting.  Still, swimming in the water was fantastic.

They had a BBQ lunch ashore setup and even with the long lines it was most tasty.  We swam again, lunged in the clamshell and read on the beach and then headed back on board.

Took a nap and headed to dinner. Had a lovely glass of Cabernet Sauvignon with dinner which was the house Cab that was included in the Plus drink package - absolutely fabulous, smooth low tannin and eminently drinkable.

After dinner, I headed into the Casino and played some craps. Quite a crowd around the table and quite a few of us became regulars and rather friendly.

We played until the Casino closed, ending on a monster roll by one shooter that would not stop winning. I won $146 and enjoyed myself profusely, making almost a 75% return on the $200 I had brought with me for play money (My personal gambling policy is to walk in with a set limit, stick to my limit, just have fun and never bet the rent money so to speak).  

Some legends were made that night - Don, a distinguished looking older gentleman left the table bearing a chip tray 100% full of $100 chips.  He more than paid for his cruise that night. That was awesome to see.

I learned a lot more about craps that night including the usefulness of the Horn bet, made some good bets and made some friends as well, and enjoyed some adult beverages while doing so.

It was a great Day 2.

A Gloriously Fun Time Sink - World of Tanks

For addictive fun (and free) online gaming, its hard to beat World of Tanks.

You start off with a garage of light tanks and one medium tank, and using experience points gained in battles you can upgrade them and also move on to even better armored units over time. You can then get other light tanks, medium tanks, heavy tanks, tank destroyers, and assault guns.

The battles are a lot of fun with lots of players on some very interesting maps and the system seems to balance the sides well so my tier 1 tank isn't getting clobbered by tier 3 or 4.

It's a pretty cool game indeed, and has a way of taking up a lot of free time.

Having played for a few hours I'm just starting to learn the basics of the game and to get some second tier tanks (and a 2nd tier tank destroyer) and it is neat how every tank has some significant performance differences.

It's well worth looking into if you like armored first person shooters.