Cruise Day 1

It’s going to be a long day. I didn’t fall asleep until after 3 am and I woke up around 6 am. I checked email and all that stuff and we were done and packed before 10 am. I wish I could have gotten more sleep. I hope I can stay awake all day.

We had planned to take everything as carry-on but the guys who were doing the baggage check said that it wouldn’t be a good idea. I left everything with them except my laptop, which was my HUGE Arnold bag. Dad left his suitcase and took the carry on with his pills and the electronics as well.

It was almost painless getting through to the ship. We had to go through a metal detector and dad’s belt set it off, but he eventually got through. All of our stuff got through as well. We were on the ship a little before noon but couldn’t get to our rooms until 1 pm.

We went to the Windjammer Cafe which is right next to the outdoor pool. People were already in their bathing suits and it made me wish I had brought my bag with me. We walked around and took some pictures.

We got to our rooms a little after 1 pm. It’s small but it will work. I don’t think they plan for guests to spend a lot of time in their rooms. They have an itinerary that they provide us each night for the following day. There are tons of things to do.

We walked around a little and went up to the deck 10 which is where the gym is. We looked at the gym which has a lot of old Cybex equipment. It’s okay. It’s enough for the days we’re here anyway. I’ll use the bikes to do HIIT and maybe not lift this week. We’ll see.

We went back do to our room and then up to Windjammer to get something to eat. I got a turkey sandwich. By this time it was around 3 pm and we had a “muster drill” at 3:30 pm which is where we practice what to do in case of an emergency.

We went back to the room and got on our life jackets. We then went to deck 5 and waited until the drill was over. The alarm for it is REALLY loud and painful, but I guess that’s the point, for no one to miss it, no even sound sleepers.

After the drill, we went back to our room and I called aunt. I told her I probably wouldn’t be calling her until I got back because it costs so much to do so. She said to be careful and to have fun, neither thing seems to be hard to do so far. The cruise has tons of stuff all over the place.

We went up to deck 10 again and waited to leave. We didn’t start leaving until around 4:20 pm. It was weird because I felt like I wasn’t moving but I could see that I was. It made me kind of dizzy. The heat was also pretty awful which I’m sure played a part in it as well.

We took a few pictures and then went back to the room. My luggage was finally here and I changed into my bathing suit. Dad and I decided to meet back in the room at 7 pm and I went to the pool and tanned for about an hour.

After I finished, I walked around the ship and took pictures of most of the things. I still have days to get pictures of everything, so there’s no rush. I just wanted to make some headway. I was back at the room before 7 pm so I made good time. Dad’s luggage had arrive but they broke the suitcase. I guess they are going to try to fix it tomorrow.

We decided to go get some food at the Windjammer Cafe and if we were hungry at our dinner time, which is 8:30 pm, we’d eat again. I had some chicken, mashed potatoes, and stuffing with gravy. It was really good. I also tried one of their french fries (a round one) and it was DELICIOUS!!!! Glad I didn’t find them earlier.

We went up to deck 8 to look at the Internet and it seems that there is no where to plug a laptop in at. I decided to just go ahead and use their computers. I just won’t check email or anything and just forum quickly. I guess I won’t be keeping up to date on my Open Diary.

We went up to deck 10 and took pictures of the sunset. It was really pretty. I hope to get some better pictures before the trip is over as the sun was behind some clouds and I want it over the horizon. Hopefully before the cruise is over I’ll get it. I still have 4 nights and maybe even some mornings if I get up in time, which I doubt.

We went to dinner in the main dining hall as well. I had a Mediterranean Quesadilla and dad had shrimp ravioli, which he also had at Windjammer. We had a fruit cup for an appetizer and I had the pineapple out of both of ours. It was really good. The quesadilla was a little much though. Dad had some of mine. Then the waiter wanted us to get dessert. I told him I couldn’t but promised him I would tomorrow.

We went back to our rooms after dinner. I wanted to go look at their wine selection to see if they had Kijafa, but we were both really full. They had cleaned our room when we got back and left tomorrow’s itinerary as well. TONS to do.

It’s going on 11 pm EST, which is midnight Bermuda time, which is what I assume we’re in right now. I really have no clue. The cellphones are two hours BEHIND for some reason. I guess we won’t be setting any alarms. That’s okay, it’s vacation. We’re supposed to relax.