Check in was as we expected with the compressed boarding
times. We stopped for lunch in West Palm Beach before continuing on to the port. (we should have been enjoying the welcome aboard buffet on the ship....) Greg dropped me and the luggage at the
port while he returned the rental car. The vans that take you to the port from
the rental car agency had a long line of people, so Greg walked the short
distance back to the port.
We got in the Priority boarding line and it was
moving slowly until it came to a complete stop. The check in was backed up so
they had us wait before going through security. Once through security the line
went really slow. Once we got checked in and got to the waiting room they had
just cleared the ship for boarding and were letting anyone with a black elite
card board.
So, we proceeded onto the ship and found our cabin. It was 3:30 when we got to the cabin. Interesting
layout of the room. The closet is large which is nice, narrow passage past the
bed to get to the desk and the balcony. No loveseat which is different; just the
desk chair and a round table and another chair. The Island has the upgraded beds and linens so the beds are like sleeping on big puffy clouds.
from the balcony Ft Lauderdale - Port Everglades
Luggage took a while to come,
but we got it all before dinner and had most of it unpacked before we went to
dinner. Considering the late boarding they did very well getting the luggage to the staterooms.
We chose open seating which has pros and cons. We like not
having a set time to eat dinner, but then you have different waitstaff and
tablemates and the service can be slower.
We finished unpacking after dinner and then went to the
evening entertainment which was a comedian named Scott Harris. We saw him
before on the 2017 WC. Only the one showing at 9:30, and he was pretty funny, despite having seen his act before.
We were tired and it was bed time.
We look forward to the next 2 Sea Days!
The Captain is quite visible. He walks through the buffet area and greets people and through the dining room at lunch and dinner to say hello to each table. Captain Michele Tuvo aka "Captain Bye Bye" as every announcement ends with a cute bye bye!
I tried to add photos to this blog and not even 1 will upload. Yikes! So, I may not even be able to add even a couple per blog this trip. So, you will have to use my Google (Picasa archive) Photos. We haven't taken many photos of the ship yet, but will take more over time.
Here are some of our cabin and the ship:
mini golf
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