Mariner of the Seas Live Blog – Day 3 – Nassau – Royal Caribbean Blog

The third day of our cruise brings us to Nassau, Bahamas for a day in port. While we had excellent weather yesterday, it was a little bit more hit or miss today.

No one can control the weather, so it's just the "luck of the draw". According to Royal Caribbean's Chief Meteorologist James Van Fleet, an upper level low is moving through The Bahamas today.

Luckily, it was just a short passing shower here and there, but it mostly stayed dry.

Something I could see clearly from my balcony was the progress being made on the new pier.

Nassau is re-doing their entire pier, which is why there's a handful of canceled stops in Nassau coming up for some ships. Hopefully things will progress quickly because the new renderings look great.

I thought about disembarking the ship, but decided to stay onboard to catch up on some RoyalCaribbeanBlog, and I couldn't have asked for a better office for the day.

Before I could do any work, I had to get coffee and something to eat. I headed up to the Windjammer for breakfast.

They had my favorite new variety of Indian breakfast curry available, sambar. Mixing that with a little bit of bread and it really hits the spot.

I picked the pool deck for my office. There are a few different kinds of tables and chairs on either side of the deck, and it allows for a nice breeze along with plenty of people watching whenever I need to sit back for a moment.

Docked next to us was Freedom of the Seas once again.

As lunchtime came around, I was once again in the Windjammer to enjoy the wonderful pasta station. In the back of the Windjammer there is sometimes a cooking station available, and it is worth a stop every time.

In the afternoon, I decided in the interest of this live blog to do something a little more interesting. I headed back to my stateroom to change and then went up to the sports deck.

First up, was the water slides. I had ridden the slides on Mariner years ago, but decided it was time to try them again.

Just like at CocoCay, there are no lines for the water slides right now with limited capacity.

The slides were fun, and the blue slide definitely moves faster than the yellow slide.

The breeze was stiff, so I decided to "warm up" in the hot tub back on the pool deck.

I thought I was just going to go in the hot tub for a little bit, but I enjoyed my time so stayed longer and then lounged by the pool for a bit.

After I changed, I found the stowaway piano player playing on deck 4 near the Schooner Bar. Like so many of the great entertainers onboard, I am always impressed how many songs they know and how they can play all of them so well.

If you can find the stowaway piano player on your ship, be sure to stop by for a minute.

Dinner tonight brings us to a Royal Caribbean staple, Chops Grille.

Chops ia stalwart of the specialty restaurant lineup, and I don't think I've eaten at Chops since being on Adventure of the Seas.

Since I had filet mignon yesterday, I decided to go with the lamb chops as my main dish.

First up was the tuna tartare and wild mushroom soup. These are always my go-to dishes at Chops.

My table mates went with another fan favorite of thegrilled black pepper bacon and they really enjoy it.

When my lamb came out, I was surprised how tender it was. It had been many years since I had the lamb, and it was a great non-fish alternative to a steak.

I have a Pavlovian response to dessert at Chops, where I must order the red velvet cake. It's just one of those signature dishes I associate with the restaurant.

For our evening entertainment, it was back to the pub to enjoy bar songs.

Tomorrow is a sea day.

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