Saturday, February 7 - Cruise Day Zero

We woke up to more of the same hospitality. Doug’s cousin prepared a gourmet breakfast for all of us, and the grandmas and Doug’s uncle came over for the feast. More playing and a movie, and then Dave made smoothies before he drove us to the boat. It was just a half an hour away to Miami! After saying our goodbyes, we went through the necessary procedures and boarded the ship.

The cruise ship is huge – actually the biggest in the world (from any company.) That sat OK with us, but if they would have told us that it was unsinkable, we would have been outta there! (Too reminiscent of the Titanic…) We were so nervous about sinking, we wore our flotation devices to everywhere.(Just joking. This was taken during a mandatory evacuation drill before we sailed.)

Needless to say, with all of the decks and places to go, I was feeling a little overwhelmed, like a deer in the headlights. It took a while to get our bearings. Here are the kids watching as we exit the port of Miami.We spent the rest of the day getting unpacked, exploring the ship, and having dinner in a beautiful dining room that also reminded me of the Titanic. We went to an evening show with the children – comedy, juggling, and a jazz orchestra. Very good.