For all of you out there eagerly awaiting my first blog, here goes. I’m not very inspired but I’ll do my best. We had a very nice 4-day cruise on the Navigator of the Seas with our world cruise buds. The weather was terrible; cold, cloudy, rainy, especially in Cozumel, but we had plenty of warmth among ourselves. Lots of laughs and fun, then a tearful goodbye. After the cruise, Pete, Sharon, Ed and I froze our butts off for 2 days in Miami. I wore the same clothes the whole two days and couldn’t wait to board the Prinsendam.
We haven’t had a very auspicious beginning, though, aboard this ship. She had been in dry dock for several weeks and weather conditions had prevented completion of the work. So, consequently, the ship is not really ready for 700+ passengers. The rear pool deck is still under construction and probably won’t be open for a week or two. The gym is very small and well equipped, but there is no room for aerobics and we had to scrounge for a place to exercise. There are a few other kinks to be worked out, but we’ll get through it. Our cabin is very nice (think walk-in closet) and the layout is quite different from any other ship we’ve been on. Plus we have a window so I’m happy. Pete and Sharon were upgraded to a beautiful large suite. I don’t know what they did or who they know, but they sure are lucky. All in all, I have to say that so far I much prefer the Amsterdam. But, for that, too, time will tell.
It was a little bit like old home week in the terminal as we waited to embark. We saw at least 20 folks from the world cruise and every day we see one or two others who look familiar. (For the “Insiders”: remember Kyoko? She’s here with a NEW MAN!! His name is Siggy and he is very nice. Also, the blond woman who always competed with the others to dance with Bob! She’s here, still traveling alone, and has her eye on the dance hosts again.) . Buddy Mitchell, the Amsterdam’s “Name that Tune” piano man, is also here.
Our first port of call was Key West. It took the place of the Turks and Caicos and rumor has it that we couldn’t go to Grand Turk because the new mega-ship Oasis of the Seas was there and the island couldn’t hold any more tourists. We were disappointed because we’ve never been to Turks and Caicos. So we wandered around Key West for an hour or so and got back on the ship.
Today the ship is rocking and rolling. This is a much smaller ship than the Amsterdam and they say we’ll have some pretty rough days and nights, especially in the Pacific Ocean. Ed and I started taking dancing lessons today and it is quite a challenge trying to learn the waltz with the dance floor moving back and forth under your feet.
So, that’s all for now. Tomorrow we’ll be in Santa Marta, Colombia and I’ll send a full report after that.
We haven’t had a very auspicious beginning, though, aboard this ship. She had been in dry dock for several weeks and weather conditions had prevented completion of the work. So, consequently, the ship is not really ready for 700+ passengers. The rear pool deck is still under construction and probably won’t be open for a week or two. The gym is very small and well equipped, but there is no room for aerobics and we had to scrounge for a place to exercise. There are a few other kinks to be worked out, but we’ll get through it. Our cabin is very nice (think walk-in closet) and the layout is quite different from any other ship we’ve been on. Plus we have a window so I’m happy. Pete and Sharon were upgraded to a beautiful large suite. I don’t know what they did or who they know, but they sure are lucky. All in all, I have to say that so far I much prefer the Amsterdam. But, for that, too, time will tell.
It was a little bit like old home week in the terminal as we waited to embark. We saw at least 20 folks from the world cruise and every day we see one or two others who look familiar. (For the “Insiders”: remember Kyoko? She’s here with a NEW MAN!! His name is Siggy and he is very nice. Also, the blond woman who always competed with the others to dance with Bob! She’s here, still traveling alone, and has her eye on the dance hosts again.) . Buddy Mitchell, the Amsterdam’s “Name that Tune” piano man, is also here.
Our first port of call was Key West. It took the place of the Turks and Caicos and rumor has it that we couldn’t go to Grand Turk because the new mega-ship Oasis of the Seas was there and the island couldn’t hold any more tourists. We were disappointed because we’ve never been to Turks and Caicos. So we wandered around Key West for an hour or so and got back on the ship.
Today the ship is rocking and rolling. This is a much smaller ship than the Amsterdam and they say we’ll have some pretty rough days and nights, especially in the Pacific Ocean. Ed and I started taking dancing lessons today and it is quite a challenge trying to learn the waltz with the dance floor moving back and forth under your feet.
So, that’s all for now. Tomorrow we’ll be in Santa Marta, Colombia and I’ll send a full report after that.
So glad to start hearing from you. Hope to read more soon.
ReplyDeleteThe weather here is similar, cold and wet.
Enjoy, be safe!