Well, day one of our honeymoon cruise is over, and it all went great. We arrived at the ship terminal, unloaded our bags, and within 7 minutes, we were checked in, given our SeaPass cards and seated in the “special” area for suite guests and Diamond or Platinum members, waiting for the shuttle to bring us to the ship. We did wait an hour and a half or so, but they served us stale cookies and some bad coffee – none of that mattered though – the excitement of the next 12 days made it all okay.
Once we got on the ship, our first priority was signing up for wireless. It was a bit disappointing to see that they charge .37/minute, but I can’t be cut off from the world for that long!! (I’m updating this the smart way – typing it all out in Word and copy/pasting into the blog to save time). We scoped out our dining room table, seeing that we’re at a table for 8 – right next to the Captian’s fancy table! We hear he will be joining us on Monday night’s formal Captain’s ball. We grabbed some lunch while enjoying the view of the NYC skyline, and our old Manhattan apartment building.
By this time we were able to venture into our room – the part we’d been most excited for. We are SO glad we splurged on the Grand Suite (thank you wedding Guests!!!) We have so much room, and a large balcony – it will make the 12 days much more relaxing for us. I’m excited about the double sinks and the tub in the bathroom. We can’t wait to hit the warmer weather so we can sit out on the balcony. It’s halfway through Monday and it’s still a bit too chilly. But thankfully, we haven’t hit any bad waters and haven’t noticed any more ship movement than normal – I was worried about that.
Well, I could go on and on about people we’ve met, the perks we’re enjoying from booking the suite, and the excursions we’ve booked (I’m nervous about a couple already!) But I will keep you all posted as the week goes on. Here are some of the pictures to share from yesterday - enjoy!
View from our balcony at the port:
Our Grand Suite:
(will add more pics if I can ... connection stinks!)
