Sea Legs

Day 1 has come & gone andboy was it busy!! We woke up at 3am on Sunday to get ready for the plane. We arrived at the airport at 5:15 am. Everything went rather smoothly. We flew first class....what an experience. See Mike's blog for the entire description. After that flight, we have been spoiled. Coach will never be the same now that we know wht goes on behind that curtain ;)


We arrived at our boat around noon in warm, humid weather. Yup, I was sweating as we waited in line to check in. We spent the entire day on the go. We got onto the boat at around 1pm. we toured the entire vessel even got a chance to play some ping pong and Mike made his first basket on the court. After we got into our room....there was no rest for the weary. We took off for the city of Old San Juan. We walked around town, went to El Morro (the fort), have some Medalla beers and grabbed a quick bite to eat. After a long day out, we After returning to the boat, it was time for dinner. What a magnificent dining room. We are seated in the Strauss dining room. Anything on the menu is available for our dining pleasure. Five different appetizers, 5 different entrees, 4 different types of desserts….we were stuffed. We had a close class with the assistant waitress as she spilled iced tea all over the table but a major disaster was averted. No damage was done. We came out dry. LOL

With dinner done….time to party as we set sail. We ventured out onto the top deck for the bon voyage party. As the boat pulled away from the dock and we watched the island of Puerto Rico getting smaller and smaller, we realized one thing. The water was rough. Mike has officially earned his sea legs. He continues to do so all day and night as the boat rocks back & forth, day & night. It’s usually not that rocky, but the seas are a little rough. The rocky seas did not stop Mike from taking full advantage of the boat. He went out and played basketball at midnight as I passed out in the room. I just couldn’t keep my eyes open any more. Mike finally called it a night when the last clown in the parade passed by as he watched form our Promenade Stateroom window. (we have a window to the mall on the boat). Day one complete, day two (which will be at sea) is on the horizon.