HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RONNIE!! 🎂🎉🎶

Today, January 28, is Ronnie's 75th birthday, and another day at sea. We plan to celebrate with a steak dinner tonight at the Polo Grill, one of the specialty restaurants on board.

He was able to run this morning and he'll get to take a nap this afternoon - two of his favorite things to do - so he's having a very happy day! In addition to receiving lots of birthday wishes from family and friends, he was able to call and talk to our kids (at no charge) last night using "What's App." They had a surprisingly good connection. So all in all he's having a great birthday!

Here's a photo of the birthday boy taken some 70+ years ago.

 

I promised Ronnie that I wouldn't mention to anyone at dinner that today was his birthday because he didn't want a fuss. But after we finished our meal and it was time for dessert, the guys who were waiting our table came out with a small cake for him. The ship obviously has a record of our birth dates and sends the message along to whichever restaurant that person has reservations in. I told the guys that it was indeed his birthday but he didn't want the attention of being sung to. So... they came to the table anyway and sang quietly. ha!

I grabbed my phone and took a quick shot - not the best lighting or quality but you get the idea. He's had a great day with lots of good wishes. 

He will end his day by sailing across the equator in about 1.5 hours. The cruise director told us we should feel a little "bump." 😂

Happy 75th!!