First Day at Sea

Hi everyone.  I am on board and my cabin is 2620.  At the last minute I received my new cabin from the upgrade fairy.  It is on the main deck midship.  I was very pleased with this development.

However, when there is a cabin change and you have marked your luggage with a different cabin number you do run into some temporary problems.  It was getting  late in the day and no luggage.  I finally walked down to the originally assigned cabin and three of my pieces of luggage were sitting by the door.  Two were the large pieces sent Fedex and one which I had with me at the hotel.  I grabbed that one and unpacked but still no luggage and no cabin boy so I could explain the situation.  I guess I must have looked bemused as a man started talking to me and I told him the situation and over my objections he went down to get the luggage.  I was afraid they would be too heavy.  No worry as he returned and said there were no pieces of luggage there. 

I finally got my luggage at 10:30 pm and worked until 1:30 am unpacking.  Of course, I ran out of hangers so the net morning I found my cabin steward and he brought me 40 more hangers and everything is in order at this time.

It has been a quiet day as everyone adjusts.  Fortunately there is another sea day tomorrow so we can further
unwind.  There are so many familiar faces and so much getting up to date on everyone’s lives.  I will go to cocktail hour tonight and start hearing more.   It is such a pleasure seeing so many old friends.  There are a few faces missing also but that happens at this stage of life.

Our first stop on Tuesday is Cartagena, Columbia and we will probably just take a taxi to old town.  I have been there a couple of times before. 

Stayed tuned as there will be lots more to come.  I have lots more already but I want to get at least this post to you.