We docked at Aruba from 7 am until 12:30 pm. The Pullmantour Monarch and the Aida Luna were also in port. I think they are both German ships. It was warm and humid, but not overly hot.
We did not take a tour because we have been here before and because our time in port was so short. And because we didn't want to get up early. So we slept in a bit and had room service breakfast on our balcony. It was so romantic. The water is a gorgeous azure color. And did I mention the giant gantry crane right next to our balcony? We could watch some guys a couple of levels above us hammering on the crane - clang, clang, clang. We could watch containers being loaded onto semis with a lot of backing up going on - beep, beep, beep.
After breakfast we walked around Oranjestad to get some exercise. The Dutch Colonial architecture is interesting, in a Disneyesque way. There sure are a lot of jewelry stores there. Upon our return to the ship we were given cold washcloths to refresh ourselves with.
After lunch in the dining room and a relaxing afternoon on our balcony and on the Promenade Deck, we went to see a show featuring an "instrumentalist" named David Klinkenberg. We didn't know what to expect and figured the instrument would be something unusual like a xylophone or harmonica, or we would see one of those guys who plays five different instruments at the same time. It turned out that the instrument was a violin and the show was EXCELLENT. Klinkenberg was polished and funny (and very cute) and he played with great style and offered his own unique interpretations of popular classical pieces, bluegrass, and more. He told us that the difference between a violin and a fiddle is the player, not the instrument, and the difference between the players is the number of teeth.
After a pleasant dinner with a couple from the UK and a couple from Calgary, AB, we peeked in on a different show - a "comedy vocalist" named Gary Delena. We didn't like his crass insulting humor and left after a few minutes.
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