Day 2 New England Fall Colors Cruise

Good morning Rhode Island!  We had a wonderful first night aboard the ship.  It is almost erie on how quiet our room is.  If we open the sliding door to the balcony we can enjoy the cool breeze and sounds of the ocean waves.  This room is small but everything we need.  My favorite part is the spacious balcony to enjoy the amazing views.  The Newport Harbor was filled with dozens of sailboats of all sizes and styles.  We watches as groups of 15 or so went through sailing lessons and experienced sailers sailed out to sea.

After finally getting my husbands laundry from house keeping, we ventured out to find breakfast and get our reservation for a tender to shore.  Life boats are used to transport cruise guests from the ship to shore at this particular port.

We wandered the brick streets of New Port, stopping in a few shops to browse.  Thanks to Yelp we found a lovely pub appropriately names Brick Alley Pub & Restaurant.  The wait staff was beyond friendly and helpful.

I selected a cup of creamy New England clam chowder, side salad with blue cheese and baked Georges Bank Sea scallops baked in wine with a buttery Parmesan bread crumb topping.  Simply delicious.

My husband always looks for the best fish & chips and found a Rhode Island-style breaded fried cod with fries and slaw.  Also very tasty.

After a quick tender trip back to the ship it was time to explore for a bit and walk off the tasty lunch.  The skywalk during the day is breathtaking.  This suspended walkway allows views of the shore along with heart thumping views of the ocean below through the glass floor panels.

At the end of the skywalk we found a cute soft-serve ice creams stand.  Chocolatefor me and swirl for my husband.

Late afternoon we sat in the Horizon Bistro at a table by a window.  As the ship left the harbor the Captain sounded the horn to the tune of Love Boat - so fun!  We admired the mansions on the coast.  The Captain pointed out a house that Jackie Kennedy once lived in.  We plan on eating dinner at 9:000 so we had an afternoon snack of peanut butter chocolate pie and coconut cake.  Yes, cruising is also about eating.  At least the portions are very small and there is plenty of walking on the ship to reach your desired destinations

The sunset from our balcony is pretty tonight.  So peaceful with the crashing water below.

The Captain hosted a champagne toast in the Piazza Deck.  We all celebrated with a glass of champagne or mimosa.

Well the night was not over yet, so we ventured to the Princess Theatre to see Bravo, a live Broadway style show of singing, dancing and orchestra.  

It was a good day!  Tomorrow - Boston