[04.01.2016 Monday]
Today we arrive already at 7 o’clock “our island” Jamaica in Ocho Rios and get up at 6 o’clock to photograph the sunrise. Unfortunately, we are not alone in this, since many offered excursions start early, people are already streaming 6:30 the breakfast buffet and food on the outside deck.
During the morning announcement of the captain comes out that we had a water pipe burst in the night on deck 1 of the hot water pipe and thus various things no longer work such as electricity and hot water. During today’s shore excursion, the technology will try with high pressure to fix the fault, electricity is now there but hot water does not work.
We have not booked an excursion for Jamaica, because we already know the island very well. On our program today is to find a cafe with wifi to upload some reports to the website, ideally get money, buy water and go swimming on the beach.
Right at the port in Ocho Rios there are some tourist stores, but the locals are friendly as usual and understand even a “no”. I buy a simple bracelet in the Jamaican colors, Harry gets flip flops with a small inconspicuous Jamaican flag. We get US dollars and I upload the daily reports of the last 7 days in a nice bar by the water. After that we go to the beach.
At 14:30 we are back on the ship, here it is so that the Jamaicans again extra control our backpacks before we were allowed to go on the AIDA. It took place on the AIDA as usual the control of the luggage as at the airport.
After a quick lunch we spend the time until the “SailAway” on the cabin and follow the departure from the port of Ocho Rios at 4 pm. On the pool deck there is the “Crew Shaken”, so the employees who are otherwise responsible for animation, entertainment, etc., mix cocktails for 2.10 euros, these are very tastyJ
At 7 pm the Theatrium shows the Exclusive AIDALuna Show: “Nayila”, this was composed especially by AIDA in Hamburg for the LUNA. The piece was written by the man who is also responsible for “The Miracle of Bern”. The musical with beautiful costumes with story playing in the jungle is very well inziniert and pleases.
After supper there is a “good night drink” in the room J