Sunday 4/15 to Sunday 4/22
Cruise (more random stuff)
We took the motel shuttle to the pier and went through the check-in procedure, which involves a lot of lines and a mouse-maze route to get to the ship. Our room has a balcony (which is very cool!) and is on the port side right under the bridge. Sometimes we can see someone up there looking out the window. I could sit out on the balcony for the entire cruise, except that the "neighbors" on the adjacent balconies have no clue (or don't care) that we can hear everything they say...
We left the pier at 4:30pm and when we went to bed we were still on the Mississippi River. It goes on forever. We passed a lot of other boats (mostly barges - if that counts as a "boat") and saw a lot of coal barges. We also had an escort for a bit...
Cruise (more random stuff)
We took the motel shuttle to the pier and went through the check-in procedure, which involves a lot of lines and a mouse-maze route to get to the ship. Our room has a balcony (which is very cool!) and is on the port side right under the bridge. Sometimes we can see someone up there looking out the window. I could sit out on the balcony for the entire cruise, except that the "neighbors" on the adjacent balconies have no clue (or don't care) that we can hear everything they say...
We left the pier at 4:30pm and when we went to bed we were still on the Mississippi River. It goes on forever. We passed a lot of other boats (mostly barges - if that counts as a "boat") and saw a lot of coal barges. We also had an escort for a bit...
We are trying not to eat too much but it is difficult because there is an endless supply of (good) food. And ice cream 24 hours/day. (They also have frozen yogurt, which is what we have been having).
We have two full days at sea before we get to Jamaica. We are going to play miniature golf (never done that on a ship before), hang out on the balcony, and of course, eat.
Day at sea. Woke up with the ship rocking quite a bit - I wasn't feeling very good by the time we got to breakfast. Eating helped, which is the reason they have so much food on the ship. We have decided that if we take another cruise, we will get a balcony cabin closer to the middle of the ship so it doesn't rock as much, and one deck lower so we can be closer to the water.
The water is very blue.
Quiet, restful day, except for the part where the people on the next balcony got into a heated argument complete with swear words and slamming doors. We can choose our cabin, too bad we can't also choose our neighbors...
Tonight is formal night at dinner. Time to get out the fancy duds, and figure out what to do with the "windblown look".
Dinner was very good, and afterwards we got our picture taken and went to a comedy act. The guy was very funny.
Second full day at sea. Played miniature golf up on the top deck - it was very windy! I was "kicking Dick's butt" until the last hole and then I exercised my wifely wisdom and let him beat me... (whatever). On one of the holes the wind kept blowing the ball out of the tee box, so I hit it with my left hand and got a hole-in-one. It was fun, but I think it would be better with less wind.
Jamaica was ok but we were not impressed. We didn't have a scheduled event so we just went shopping. We had to wait in line to take a shuttle from the ship to the terminal, then wait in line again to take another shuttle to the shopping area. The one we stopped at was very "controlled" (the only locals there were working in the shops). At the other shopping places the locals descended on people as soon as they got off the bus (we didn't, because we waited so long to get on it). One guy even tried to sell me something while I was sitting on the bus.
At Grand Cayman, Dick went scuba diving and I went on a tour. I saw a turtle farm and went to Hell and back (pictures to follow). I sent us a postcard from Hell (ours was only address I had memorized that would appreciate such a thing).
Our last stop was Cozumel, Mexico. We went on a helmet dive, which is where they put a diving helmet on your head that pumps air in the helmet so your face doesn't get wet and you can breath normally under water. It was cool, except for trying to keep my head from exploding when I needed to equalize the pressure in my ears. The best part was that I was able to wear my glasses, so I could actually see the fish!
We have two full days at sea before we get to Jamaica. We are going to play miniature golf (never done that on a ship before), hang out on the balcony, and of course, eat.
Day at sea. Woke up with the ship rocking quite a bit - I wasn't feeling very good by the time we got to breakfast. Eating helped, which is the reason they have so much food on the ship. We have decided that if we take another cruise, we will get a balcony cabin closer to the middle of the ship so it doesn't rock as much, and one deck lower so we can be closer to the water.
The water is very blue.
Quiet, restful day, except for the part where the people on the next balcony got into a heated argument complete with swear words and slamming doors. We can choose our cabin, too bad we can't also choose our neighbors...
Tonight is formal night at dinner. Time to get out the fancy duds, and figure out what to do with the "windblown look".
Dinner was very good, and afterwards we got our picture taken and went to a comedy act. The guy was very funny.
Second full day at sea. Played miniature golf up on the top deck - it was very windy! I was "kicking Dick's butt" until the last hole and then I exercised my wifely wisdom and let him beat me... (whatever). On one of the holes the wind kept blowing the ball out of the tee box, so I hit it with my left hand and got a hole-in-one. It was fun, but I think it would be better with less wind.
Jamaica was ok but we were not impressed. We didn't have a scheduled event so we just went shopping. We had to wait in line to take a shuttle from the ship to the terminal, then wait in line again to take another shuttle to the shopping area. The one we stopped at was very "controlled" (the only locals there were working in the shops). At the other shopping places the locals descended on people as soon as they got off the bus (we didn't, because we waited so long to get on it). One guy even tried to sell me something while I was sitting on the bus.
At Grand Cayman, Dick went scuba diving and I went on a tour. I saw a turtle farm and went to Hell and back (pictures to follow). I sent us a postcard from Hell (ours was only address I had memorized that would appreciate such a thing).
Our last stop was Cozumel, Mexico. We went on a helmet dive, which is where they put a diving helmet on your head that pumps air in the helmet so your face doesn't get wet and you can breath normally under water. It was cool, except for trying to keep my head from exploding when I needed to equalize the pressure in my ears. The best part was that I was able to wear my glasses, so I could actually see the fish!
We have been "skipping" about one meal per day - usually by just having frozen yogurt. (Don't tell our moms).
One more day at sea, then we are back in New Orleans. Ate frozen yogurt one last time and played windy miniature golf again. We are ready to get off this ship!
One more day at sea, then we are back in New Orleans. Ate frozen yogurt one last time and played windy miniature golf again. We are ready to get off this ship!
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