Guests who are not on the world cruise boarded the ship on Monday. Since we boarded on Sunday and were already unpacked, we spent much of the day exploring the ship and going to the gym.
At 5:15 there was a 'Muster Drill'. Fortunately we didn't need to bring our life jackets with us. At 6pm we set sail and the USC Marching Band played as we sailed off.
After dinner we went to a variety show called 'Crystal in Motion' and from there we headed to the Atrium to watch the balloon drop. The balloon drop is the final part of the Bon Voyage World Cruise Countdown. Waiters handed out champagne while a quartet played music and a singer belted out tunes. The captain gave a toast and then balloons dropped as confetti rained down. Quite a fun end to the World Cruise Countdown Party!
Today is Wednesday and we're on our 2nd of 5 sea days. Our first port of call is Honolulu and we arrive there on Sunday. Last night we turned our clocks back an hour. We'll be adjusting our times quite a bit on this trip so we've downloaded a world clock app. Now we'll know what time it is on the east coast so we can call or Face Time when people are awake!
Yesterday I took a beginner bridge class, played mahjong and went to the gym. We had dinner at Silk restaurant which serves classic Chinese cuisine. After that we went to the show. The entertainer was a comedian named John Joseph. He was quite funny, doing a mix of jokes and improv with the audience.
Today Larry went to an Enrichment Program. The speaker is General Anthony Zinni and his talk is called 'Global Dynamics - What Drives Our World Today?' Then we head to play Trivia in the Palm Court at noon. After that I'll be playing mahjong and Larry is going to play Table Tennis. It's still not warm enough to sit by the pool but it'll be getting warmer each day so we expect to spend time there during the remainder of our sea days.
Since I can get sea sick, I put a scopolomine patch on Monday before we set sail. The sea was a bit choppy (they said a 5 or 6 out of 10) but so far I'm doing fine!
At 5:15 there was a 'Muster Drill'. Fortunately we didn't need to bring our life jackets with us. At 6pm we set sail and the USC Marching Band played as we sailed off.
After dinner we went to a variety show called 'Crystal in Motion' and from there we headed to the Atrium to watch the balloon drop. The balloon drop is the final part of the Bon Voyage World Cruise Countdown. Waiters handed out champagne while a quartet played music and a singer belted out tunes. The captain gave a toast and then balloons dropped as confetti rained down. Quite a fun end to the World Cruise Countdown Party!
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| The Captain making a toast. |
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| Balloons starting to drop |
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| Lots of balloons and lots of confetti flying.. |
Today is Wednesday and we're on our 2nd of 5 sea days. Our first port of call is Honolulu and we arrive there on Sunday. Last night we turned our clocks back an hour. We'll be adjusting our times quite a bit on this trip so we've downloaded a world clock app. Now we'll know what time it is on the east coast so we can call or Face Time when people are awake!
Yesterday I took a beginner bridge class, played mahjong and went to the gym. We had dinner at Silk restaurant which serves classic Chinese cuisine. After that we went to the show. The entertainer was a comedian named John Joseph. He was quite funny, doing a mix of jokes and improv with the audience.
Today Larry went to an Enrichment Program. The speaker is General Anthony Zinni and his talk is called 'Global Dynamics - What Drives Our World Today?' Then we head to play Trivia in the Palm Court at noon. After that I'll be playing mahjong and Larry is going to play Table Tennis. It's still not warm enough to sit by the pool but it'll be getting warmer each day so we expect to spend time there during the remainder of our sea days.
Since I can get sea sick, I put a scopolomine patch on Monday before we set sail. The sea was a bit choppy (they said a 5 or 6 out of 10) but so far I'm doing fine!
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