Hi
Joanna and Marcie, for some reason, I get the impression, that people (including myself and my hubby) would know that your husband's are jokeing. The wife, was so embarrassed we felt so bad for her.

We saw her and him come into the lounge she apparently had met these two couples and it looked like they asked her to sit with them, the husband sat on the next table till she forced him to move over and he just ignored those people, she was very friendly and chatty and then they eventually realized he wasn't into it so they left, you could see it unfolding, hard to write here, it one of those "you have to see it"

My husband and I think it's a combination of things, one she smokes and he doesn't like it at all, and second, he is just does not want to socialize at all in any way shape or form and I personally think he really didn't want to be "there" meaning on the cruise or was just not enjoying the cruise or something like that would be my thing. The few times I saw him, he just looked so miserable and unhappy.
When I first met her, (on the shuttle bus back to the ship from Skagway, her husband was mad that she started chatting I think. When we got to the ship which is about a 3 min ride from downtown Skagway, she tried to get him to walk with her while she chatted, he just walked away and left her on the dock so to speak.

I really don't think that your husband's behave like that, I honstly have trouble believing that. This was not done to be funny, you had to be there, see his face, his mannerisims and his overal demeanor etc etc and you will understand what I mean.
Maybe it's not something that would make you drunk, but I think for her, when I saw her drunk it was towards the end of the cruise and it was after the incident with the other 2 couples and maybe she just had trouble dealing. I felt so bad for her honestly. She was such a pleasant person and he just looked like he was miserable with something

As for my stomach, yes it is more sensitive now since treatment. The one drink I would have trouble with is the daquiri, I can't have more than a half, they are to rich for me. Vodka, wine is ok, it's the "rich" food that does me in especially cream and butter. I don't drink that much, one or two cosmos before dinner and maybe a glass or two with dinner. Desert wines is one glass, but don't have them often as I find them too sweet.

As for the drinks in the room, I agree, can't see the point, would have preferred the bar included than the room set up, other than the beer which hubby liked when returned from shore excusion ane the diet sodas and botteled water for me, that I appreciated. I never drink at home unless we have guests, and I rarely if ever will drink alcohol in my hotel room. For us, going to the observation lounge after resting and/or napping from shore excusion, having our cocktail and caviar and discussing what we saw that day was a highlight of the cruise part of vacation, for me that was my "shipboard" life.

It's all about what you are used to at home I guess. I'm used to going out for a cocktail with the hubby here at home, not every night, and on vacation, yes, we go out for a cocktail every night before dinner, it's part of my vacation, I just can't drink in the room, not the same, as I just don't drink at home unless we entertain, and even then, I drink very little. I'm out for dinner a minimum of 2 nights a week when home and otherwise I just don't drink unless having a drink at lunch with friends.

We never drink champagne, hubby gets sick on the stuff regardless of quality he gets a migrane and I can take it or leave it, and would never drink it at home anyway, and we wouldn't pack the booze in case it broke, so really didn't need the in room setup. For the one or two little drinks hubby had in the room, it would not have mattered one way or the other.

I must say the observation lounge was rather busy pre-dinner. There were a lot of people enjoying a cocktail before dinner, and many enjoyed the caviar service. The other bar next to the Compass Rose was generally pretty empty.