Thursday morning we were up early to join a small group that Royal Caribbean was treating to a "Day on the Oasis". As it turns out, The RCCL Oasis of the Seas was in port docked in Cozumel while we were too so we were invited to go over to that ship and enjoy it for the day. We ran into a few security delays along the way but once we were all on board the champagne started flowing and we were all walking in Central Park. After taking some photos and visiting the bar "High Tide" we made our way to the promenade for a parade that was orchestrated just for the group. We all then went to the acqua pool for a special performance of diving and synchronized swimming and really too much to mention here. It was a great show and a great day aboard the massive ship. We stopped at a number of bars and restaurants to sample everytthing and then walked just about all the public areas and entertainment venues to take pictures. It was a fun day on board and a great way to see what it would be like to go on the ship. After making our way back to the EPIC we decided to skip the formal dinner and just hang out by the pool and watch the ship sail away.
Just when you'd think the lines would be cast and the ship would pull away from the pier, we noticed a man and women riding in the back of a bike transport on the pier...back toward the bars at the end of the pier. There was clearly a delay in leaving the dock and a problem of some sort. After a short while they were ridden back to the gangway down the long pier and we could tell the people were very upset as their heads were hanging in their hands. It seemed they were looking for someone who was missing and they could not find them. The ship then waited while the man grabbed a few things out of his cabin (including his passport no doubt) and he left the ship. The lines were cast and the ship pulled away as everyone watched the guy take that long walk down the pier. Clearly he was staying for someone who at this moment, was nowhere to be found. It was sort of a grim reminder that while there are plenty of fun things to do in ports, one has to be a bit careful when wondering off on their own.... perhaps going to far away or having to much to drink, etc. Anyway, that was our drama for the day as Peg and I watched the whole sequence of events over the side of deck 15. As we pulled away, 90% of the people on board were having so much fun, they didn't even notice.
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