Day 3

We got up & took David, Julia & William to see Santa at Studio B on Deck 3, the erstwhile skating rink. A short line was followed by gifts & pictures with Santa. I took my own, rather than rely on the price-gouging professional photos.

The kids got beach towels with the Royal Caribbean logo with matching carry bag.

William's beach towel was stolen. He was in the arcade with Eli, and put it down for a minute, and someone took it. Outrageous! How could someone steal a child's present on Xmas?

I went to the 'Diamond & Gemstones' seminar thinking to get a watch in the raffle. It was a good strategy, as there were only 2 dozen people there, increasing my odds of winning. But they were giving out a pear neckless, which I didn't win anyway. It seems that you can save a great deal by buying watches & jewelry in the Caribbean. And there is no tax. More so, loose diamonds are not subject to duty. So if you're in the market for a diamond over $10k, say a couple or more carats, you can have your jeweler at home set it.

Diamonds were not in my vacation budget, but there were plenty of ladies there who I met, at least 3 were widows living on the upper East side. Wheels turn, numbers in the 8 figures come to mind, yes, double digit millionaires.

We went to a Beatles tribute band. William loved it, as he loves music in general, and the Beatles in particular.

The ice show was after that. All but Mike went, and they were a lot of fun, Dancing the Seasons or some name like that, with a funny "Time Warp" number. Beth, Larry & I were dancing in the seats along with them.

There was a family disco, which we took David, Julia & William to. William & David had fun, but Julia hated the volume. David did a good "Cotton-Eyed Joe" and other line dances, which I like to do, too. William just has a funky crunk dance he does.