Cruise Day 0: All Aboard!
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days_unfoldingWoke up at 4:30 AM, and tossed and turned until 5:30, when I got up.
For some reason, I thought that the Corner Bakery Cafe opened at 6, but it opened at 7, so I hung out waiting for 15 minutes. Ate breakfast. Now I’m packing stuff up. I’m packed. I’m going to try to take a nap, although I’m feeling wide awake. I did fall asleep for a little while.
Now I’m waiting for the time to check out.
Embarking was confusing because two ships were sharing a terminal. I wound up in the line for the other ship.
On the ship. I left the soda I brought aboard somewhere but I need to sit for a moment to backtrack. No big deal if it’s gone. Found it. Our rooms aren’t ready yet, so we need to cart stuff all over the place. I’m waiting for the buffet to clear out a little. My stateroom is way down the hall from the elevators. Now having lunch. A guy working here didn’t think that I could carry my soup, so he took it and walked me to a table. The Cream of Onion soup was fantastic. The chicken salad sandwich was good. Carrot cake for dessert.
There’s some seagulls circling the ship. Probably looking for handouts. Okay, went to my muster station and watched the safety video. I’ve taken care of my obligations.
The stateroom is humongous. It’s a lot more than I need.
The Downton Abbey movie is available on my TV. I think that I’ll watch it later.
Oh! My suitcase is in here.
Napped a little, but the person assigned to my stateroom woke me up. So I got up to see us pull out the port. I don’t think that I’ve seen it yet. The ship is leaving late. Maybe they said an earlier time to ensure people were aboard. I’m getting peopled out already. After dinner, I’ll watch a movie (they have Oppenheimer also) in my stateroom and relax.
It’s nippy on the Lido Deck. I went down to my stateroom and logged on. We finally pulled out around 4:30 PM. We're going down the coast. I'm wondering if that's Mexico on the coast. We were in San Diego, so it was close to Tijuana.
It's about time for dinner. I can't tell if I booked a massage at the spa tomorrow or not, so I need to stop by there after dinner and check. Or maybe tomorrow morning. I kind of don’t want to deal with it right now. I could call from my stateroom.
Had a New York steak, so finally, my steak cravings were fulfilled. And mashed potatoes. And crème brûlée for dessert. The food on Holland America is MUCH better than Norwegian.
I watched Oppenheimer. Not an upbeat movie for a vacation, but I had wanted to see it for a long time. It was good, but I’m not sure what to say. I didn’t know of the government trying to discredit him.
I want to grab a snack at 10:30, but that’s an hour from now. Hmm. I'm going to post now.
It’s cold right now, and all my clean clothes are shorts and t-shirts. I hope that it warms up in the morning.
For some reason, I thought that the Corner Bakery Cafe opened at 6, but it opened at 7, so I hung out waiting for 15 minutes. Ate breakfast. Now I’m packing stuff up. I’m packed. I’m going to try to take a nap, although I’m feeling wide awake. I did fall asleep for a little while.
Now I’m waiting for the time to check out.
Embarking was confusing because two ships were sharing a terminal. I wound up in the line for the other ship.
On the ship. I left the soda I brought aboard somewhere but I need to sit for a moment to backtrack. No big deal if it’s gone. Found it. Our rooms aren’t ready yet, so we need to cart stuff all over the place. I’m waiting for the buffet to clear out a little. My stateroom is way down the hall from the elevators. Now having lunch. A guy working here didn’t think that I could carry my soup, so he took it and walked me to a table. The Cream of Onion soup was fantastic. The chicken salad sandwich was good. Carrot cake for dessert.
There’s some seagulls circling the ship. Probably looking for handouts. Okay, went to my muster station and watched the safety video. I’ve taken care of my obligations.
The stateroom is humongous. It’s a lot more than I need.
The Downton Abbey movie is available on my TV. I think that I’ll watch it later.
Oh! My suitcase is in here.
Napped a little, but the person assigned to my stateroom woke me up. So I got up to see us pull out the port. I don’t think that I’ve seen it yet. The ship is leaving late. Maybe they said an earlier time to ensure people were aboard. I’m getting peopled out already. After dinner, I’ll watch a movie (they have Oppenheimer also) in my stateroom and relax.
It’s nippy on the Lido Deck. I went down to my stateroom and logged on. We finally pulled out around 4:30 PM. We're going down the coast. I'm wondering if that's Mexico on the coast. We were in San Diego, so it was close to Tijuana.
It's about time for dinner. I can't tell if I booked a massage at the spa tomorrow or not, so I need to stop by there after dinner and check. Or maybe tomorrow morning. I kind of don’t want to deal with it right now. I could call from my stateroom.
Had a New York steak, so finally, my steak cravings were fulfilled. And mashed potatoes. And crème brûlée for dessert. The food on Holland America is MUCH better than Norwegian.
I watched Oppenheimer. Not an upbeat movie for a vacation, but I had wanted to see it for a long time. It was good, but I’m not sure what to say. I didn’t know of the government trying to discredit him.
I want to grab a snack at 10:30, but that’s an hour from now. Hmm. I'm going to post now.
It’s cold right now, and all my clean clothes are shorts and t-shirts. I hope that it warms up in the morning.
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Date: 2025-12-29 12:43 am (UTC)