Sundays are meant for resting

We got up Sunday morning and did exactly nothing of importance. We packed up the remaining bits of luggage and headed downstairs in the hotel to check in with the Holland America rep and make plans for our transfer to the ship.

We then proceeded to have a very relaxing continental breakfast at the hotels restaurant. We took the extra time before we left to make sure all of our internet needs had been taken care of before we left, as we did not know when we would be able to be online again.

We let the porters take all of our bags, just leaving us with the 2 bags of wine and flowers to carry on the ship. It took approximately 2.5 minutes for us to become tired of the wine and flowers. Check in was fast and efficient, and we were on the boat by about 12:45, an hour after leaving the hotel. The bad thing is that they would not let us access our room until 1:30.

So, us and the rest of humanity that had boarded the ship all went to the lido deck. We were able to “coat check” the wine and flowers, so unburdened by all of that, we picked a deck chair to wait for everyone else to finish their lunch.

W found a lady she had talked to on the transfer from the airport and was able to visit with her for awhile before our room was ready. At 1:30 we trundled down to the 8^th floor to see what was going on.

To say the least, our room is fantastic. I think I will be spoiled forever. The room is at least twice as big as a room that I have ever had on a ship, and the balcony is about 3 times larger that anyone else’s.

We spent the time before we left port sitting on the balcony, listening to music and looking at all of the sailboats going by. We both got sunburned.

Muster drill took about 15 times longer than it should have.

By the time dinner rolled around, we weren’t hungry. Someone had a good idea to take a nap, since we were moving and the ship was rolling about. The nap lasted until about 7:30. We were hungry, so we ordered room service. We ate dinner and then decided to go to bed, since we were so tired (I can’t image why?)

We propped the door on the balcony open during the night, the waves crashing on the boat, the foggy air, was just perfect. We didn’t get up for another 12 hours.

We could get used to this!