After lunch we took the laptop down to the explorations cafe to send email, finish the journal entry for day 8, and fill out my electronic time sheet for the week. Then, of course, it was nap time. Mom called while we were napping to see if we might be paroled in time for dinner. Since we'd already been out, I figured it was a done deal. Made arrangements to dress (formal) first and then meet in the Crow's Nest between 6:30 and 7, which gave us several hours of R&R time. I finished my nap and was playing computer games when Jill got up. I showered and changed, and we spent a leisurely hour or so getting ready while watching the end of "From Russia With Love" on the TV.

Up to the Crow's Nest a little after 6:30, and got caught up with Mom and Dad's activities when they showed up a few minutes later. They told us about all the people (passengers and crew alike) who had inquired after us the night before when we had been stuck in the room.

Dinner was good, but we didn't realize that sing-alongs started at 9:30 instead of 9:45, so we came in a bit late to the piano bar for the Broadway thing. Still, it was a lot of fun, and even M&D stayed past the first set until closing. Then it was off to bed; the time was 12:30.