760. Opportune

760. Opportune
Definition: (adj) well-chosen or particularly favorable
Location Placed: Viking Crown Lounge, Grandeur of the Seas, Middle of the Ocean
Date Placed: 4/26/16 at 11:31am





I decided to do a little exploring of the ship before it was time to get off the cruise. I had been to most of the places, but hadn't made my way up to the Viking Crown. It was a fun lounge at the highest part of the ship. It was nice and quite when I made my way up there. If I had more alone time and wanted to read, I would've snuck away to this quiet indoor area over looking everything. At night, it turned into quite the club as you could see the lights strobing from the pool deck in the evenings!

759. Prized

759. Prized
Definition: (v) value extremely highly
Location Placed: South Pacific Lounge, Grandeur of the Seas, Middle of the Ocean
Date Placed: 4/25/16 at 6:56pm





The South Pacific Lounge was where many of the shows and activities in the evenings took place. We played a number of the game shows, watched a couple of the karaokes, and just hung around there. We had our set table, along with some of the other regular folks. It was funny that you ended up seeing the same people in the same places with how many people are on the ship. But it's really just like a small town. You run in the same circles based on activities you enjoyed. You get to learn people through the activities that they participated in. While we didn't make any lasting friendships, we certainly have some "friends" we can bring up when talking about the vacation and they are a part of our vacation memories.

758. Motivate

758. Motivate
Definition: (v) stimulate someone's interest to do something
Location Placed: Vitality Spa, Grandeur of the Seas, Middle of the Ocean
Date Placed: 4/25/16 at 3:24pm





One of the things I liked most about the cruise was being able to see where all of the employees were from just by looking at their name tags. Disney does the same thing, which I think is very neat. Our normal trivia runners were from Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, and Slovenia. Our normal bar tender was from Russia, and our dining staff were from India. It was really interesting to see all of the different countries represented by all of the types of cruise crew.

757. Forgiveness

757. Forgiveness
Definition: (n) the act of pardoning or absolving
Location Placed: Guest Services, Grandeur of the Seas, Middle of the Ocean
Date Placed: 4/25/16 at 3:17pm





The guest services desk was right in the heart of the ship in the Centrum. We visited the guest services desk once to call the cruise line on the mainland to adjust a future booking we had since it couldn't be adjusted on the ship. They were extremely helpful!

756. Entertain

756. Entertain
Definition: (v) provide with enjoyment or amusement
Location Placed: Cafe Latte-tudes, Grandeur of the Seas, Middle of the Ocean
Date Placed: 4/25/16 at 5:12pm





Cafe Latte-tudes was a pretty neat place in that it served both Starbucks items, as well as ice cream. However, since were were able to get ice cream for free elsewhere, we didn't end up buying any of the Ben and Jerry's ice cream on the ship. It was located right across from the little art "gallery" where the art was rotated out daily. Lots of lovely items that made me want to look for some new stuff for our walls when we hit dry land!

755. Authentic

755. Authentic
Definition: (adj) genuine
Location Placed: Schooner Bar, Grandeur of the Seas, Middle of the Ocean
Date Placed: 4/25/16 at 5:10pm





The Schooner Bar is a favorite spot on the cruise mostly because that's where all the pub trivia happens. If there was a trivia event at that bar, it was a more likely assumption than not that we would be there. Even if we didn't win (and we mostly didn't), it still was a lot of fun. It is happened to be in a pretty central location, so it was really convenient for meeting up!

754. Miraculous

754. Miraculous
Definition: (adj) occurring through divine or supernatural intervention
Location Placed: Shaw Park, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Date Placed: 4/23/16 at 10:50am





Shaw Park was a wonderful park that overlooked the water as well as had a number of wonderful plant species. Having previously been a hotel, it had a lot of overgrown park like settings where the guide would tell us all of the information regarding the history of these items. The coolest feature, to me, was the natural water pool that was fed from a stream. It was fed through a series of locks that could be unlocked in the event of a storm so that muddy waters didn't fill up the pool. Afterward, we were able to climb Dunn's River Falls, which was a really neat experience. Although I didn't as much appreciate the guides trying to sell us things, they definitely had some useful information regarding the falls and how they use a wire brush to scrub the rocks for the path so they don't get slippery. And if you do wind up on one of those rocks, you're definitely going down!

753. Compliment

753. Compliment
Definition: (n) polite expression of praise or admiration
Location Placed: Cayman Islands National Museum, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Date Placed: 4/22/16 at 2:00pm





As the only national museum of the Cayman Islands, this museum was quite a wealth of knowledge! I didn't really know all that much about the Cayman Islands, but I definitely learned a lot more about the 3 major islands that make up the Cayman Islands, as well as the population division between nationals and foreigners, as well as the issues regarding hurricanes that have ripped through the islands. If you happen to be walking around the shopping areas of George Town, I definitely suggest you pop in for the lovely video history tour as well as a walk around the different exhibits and old gaol (jail).

752. Luscious

752. Luscious
Definition: (adj) having a pleasingly sweet, rich taste
Location Placed: The Mayan Cacao Company, Cozumel, Mexico
Date Placed: 4/21/16 at 11:54am





It was pretty interesting to learn about how cocoa beans were used as currency, as well as how they made hot chocolate back in their time as sugar was not a crop they were able to grow at the time. The hot chocolate was bitter, but not all that bad! I probably wouldn't drink it that way all the time, but I can see how that was a wonderful treat for them. Additionally we were able to try a number of different types of chocolate bars that were produced locally. It was an interesting stop on our tour!

751. Heavenly

751. Heavenly
Definition: (adj) divine, cosmic
Location Placed: San Gervasio, Cozumel, Mexico
Date Placed: 4/21/16 at 10:16am





San Gervasio is one of the historic Mayan ruins that have been preserved for you to visit in Mexico. Although not as popular as Chichen Itza, it is still a really neat site to explore. Our tour guide talked all about the Mayan calendar, traditions, and significant contributions that the Mayans provide to society. Aside from some sprinkles of rain, this whole excursion to the ruins was a lot of fun. I definitely recommend booking a tour that sees this if you find yourself looking for something to do while in Cozumel.