John, our host and Captain John (captain of the Jamaica Bay) picked the four of us up at 10 am for the short five minute ride to the new Yacht Haven Grand Yacht Club and the Jamaica Bay. The guys immediately began telling stories on each other and repeating stories we've heard over and over again for years!
Upon our arrival at the harbor the entire staff was standing at the entry to greet us and introduce themselves. (The ship has a crew of 15) The only word I can think of to describe the experience for the remainder of the day is WOW and that does not do it justice. We were taken to one of three outside entertaining areas and given a refreshing drink. Our luggage was taken to our cabins and then we were given a tour of the ship. We drew for cabin keys and I was fortunate enough to draw the Main Deck VIP Suite! Our suite is nicer than any hotel room I have ever stayed in and the bathroom is practically big enough to live in! Our cabin attendant, Andie (also the head attendant) is from Melbourne Australia. She had worked on the previous Jamaica Bay and this latest one for a total of seven years. She is excellent at what she does. She unpacked our clothes for us, put them away, had all items that needed to be pressed ironed and back in our room by the evening.
Tom and Helen arrived from DC around 4 pm and we left the harbor and motored for about 1 1/2 hours to Francis Bay on the northern side of St. John and anchored for the night. Our meals have been been over the top but more on that when I have the time to post pictures and describe the tablescapes that go with each meal.
A quick short story on the evening meal. The main course was Coq au Vin. The server asked each of us for our choice of white or dark meat. Jim and I both chose dark meat. Later, after retiring to our room Jim asked me what kind of meat we were eating. I asked him what he thought it was. He said well, I thought it may have been some sort of small animal or a bird like creature! When I told him it was just a plain old chicken he was very relieved!
The ship has a staff person who is a yoga instructor so the six of us made a date with her for Saturday morning at 8 am on the sun deck.
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