19JAN11
We will never forget Dally’s eyes looking back at us out of the rear window of our car as Lauren left us at the SF airport the morning we left SF, a memory that will be with us for the entire trip.
Arrived LAX, whisked off to San Pedro Harbor, boarded and immediately received a glass of Champagne. Many returning guests; a real family atmosphere. Then off to our stateroom where all of our bags were awaiting us, along with Anita from Bali, our butler. Next off to our first of many meals, lunch at La Terrazza. We spent the rest of the day wandering the ship and watching the ship being loaded with a vast amount of provisions, and then attended the World Cruiser’s welcome dinner – fabulous food.
20JAN11
We finished unpacking and organizing our room around Noon (Everything fit, with room to spare!), just in time for another lunch. The afternoon was spent catching up with administrative details – dinner reservations, spa/salon appointments, accessing the Internet for the first time, etc. We set sail at 7:00 pm just as we were enjoying a cocktail on the Observation Deck and enjoying the view of a full moon. Have met people from Savannah, Houston, Virginia, England, Santa Barbara, Zurich, Hamburg, as well as staff from Bali, the Philippines, Kiev, Scotland, England, Poland, Italy, Portugal, and France.
21JAN11
Up early to bright sunshine and room service. Off to the gym and then the pool. The sea is a deep blue, the ship is white, and the sun sparkles everywhere. The temperature is a comfortable 65 degrees, warmer tomorrow as we head south. First “formal” night tonight – we’re interested in seeing what this really means.
7 comments:
Sounds like you are swinging into the vacation mode quite easily!
Cheers,
Sandi
So glad you finally posted! It all sounds amazing and wonderful, and I can't wait to read about what each day brings you.
Hope I'm not overwhelming you with emails, but I just want to keep you up to date on what's going on back at home. Let me know if it's too much and I'll try and cut back.
Big hugs from me and wet kisses from the four-footeds!
So great to read about the adventure so far, it sounds amazing! Enjoy every minute and take lots of photos, we are all living vicariously.
We will take good care of Dally for you...:)
xoxo
p.s. Love Mia's picture, thanks for posting!
All sounds wonderful as I had hoped it would be. Chuck are you getting enough to eat? How's the wine? Did you double check your suitcase's, I thought I was in one.
Donald
Ooooh this will be fun traveling the world with you!! My "first day observation" and question for you... Exactly how many pouches/containers/organizers did you pack? Second question, how many pairs of shoes? XoxoX
love that you are off to the gym!! looks absolutely amazing and am looking forward to living vicariously through you guys.
xoxBeth
What have y'all been up to the last four days? Anxious for your next diary entry... XoxoX
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