Sept 23/24

Boarding Day. Sept 23

Jack slept late...... until maybe 10:00 am. I was up at 6:00 am and able to play YoVille one last time!!

Once Jack got up we walked down the street to pick up a few forgotten cosmetics and get a cup of coffee.

We had to check out of our hotel at 11:00am. So after lugging our bags down the 3 flights of stairs and taking a cab to the pier, we waited for about an hour before boarding began. We were on the ship and in our room by 1:30.

The Lido was not crowded so we grabbed a quick lunch and set out to explore the ship. We got as far as the Piazza and the International Cafe where I bought a coffee card. We sat down to compare the free Lido coffee to the coffee from the International Cafe. Jack thinks he may prefer the free …... it could be little stronger and suits his taste more. We both enjoyed the iced coffee we had at the Cafe though. It was perfect after lunch.

Next the important purchase of an Internet plan. Oh how I miss the free Platinum Internet hours on Carnival!! We will have earned free Internet at the end of the cruise... but must pay the .35 a minute until then.

After walking around some more and meeting a few people it was back to the room for a quick nap before dinner. We are at a table for 8. Six of us showed up. Dinner was good. I had prime rib and Jack the roast pork. Dessert was Bananas Foster.

The Welcome Aboard Show was sparsely attended. The ventriloquist was the one on America's Got Talent who's puppets sang better than he. It was a good show.

Set the clocks back an hour and to bed.

Sept 23 /At Sea

We woke to the morning show with the cruise director outlining the days activities. Then we had a light breakfast in The Lido restaurant and passed time until the Cruise Critic Meet and Greet. Curt did a great job organizing the meeting and the cruise buttons turned out real nice.

It was a rough day. We got up too late for aerobics, so decided to read a book. That put us to sleep for a short nap. We woke up too late for the pilates workout, so we read our books which put us to sleep again. We woke up too late for the indoor cycling class. All these exercises are just wearing us out.

We tried to go to the show in the theater after dinner but it was a soprano. Early night.... we were exhausted after all the days activities. Still only 6 at our table for 8 at dinner.