Gwen's Cruise Day 1 - 2

Day 1 cruise

So I would have to say that this day was pretty uneventful. We planned it all out, no real deviations from the plan, except for the 45 min cat nap that turned into an hour and 5 min cat nap and rushing to get out the door. Then there was a mix up with the taxi drivers. We called a taxi to come pick us up at noon, there was a taxi waiting outside...while Beth was trying to fiddle with her iTouch, I went outside and talked with the taxi driver. Unfortunately, the taxi driver we called was actually waiting in the hotel lobby for us. There was a small argument between the two taxi drivers on who had the fair and the one I talked to graciously gave my bag back from the trunk while the other grabbed Beth’s bag and started walking towards his car. He was a GRUMPY old man! He drove us to the port just fine but he charged us MORE than what it cost to drive from the airport (and that was a much longer distance) AND didn’t give me change! Definitely a bit of a downer to begin the cruise. We made it through the check in, they took our passports, and gave us new IDs. We were greeted at the entrance with complementary champagne to celebrate the beginning. We crawled around to find a place to sit, found some food, and then explored our room. At 5 pm, we had a emergency procedures drill where Beth and I tried to have fun on our FREESTYLE cruise but the group leader dude was a bit of a party pooper. We got in trouble for taking pictures (“Act like you were drowning!”) and then the older couple next to us didn’t get caught!! We also made an “air chest bump” while subjected to wearing the life vests. We were treated like queens at dinner and then went to the show for introducing all the entertainment for the cruise. Afterwards, we made a stop at the room before heading out to the Spinnaker Bar to check out the 20 – 30 social. We had our cruise cup and drink in hand, watching the sparse group of people dancing on the floor. One of Hencel Hill, the “fun police” came by and chatted us up for like an hour and a half! He had been on several cruises and worked in several places. He gave us the low down on cruises, on the best alcohol for your money, and just gave us general conversation. He even bought us a round of drinks!!! :-) Around 12:30 we left the bar and crashed! Not without talking with Andrew first. :-)

Day 2 Cruise – We woke up at about 8:30, had breakfast, came back to grab mp3 players and towels before heading up to the gym. We sat in on a “Flatter Stomach” lecture and then worked out. I am actually feeling better today! :-) Afterward, we grabbed lunch and then headed back to the room to shower and shave and journal.