Exceeded expectations!

On a lighter note, we had an amazing cruise a couple weeks ago.  From the moment we flew out of the SL International airport--

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checked into the hotel in Orlando-- Not much sleep—anticipation, I suppose—and boarded the ship—the vacation was wonderful.  There were the couple times that the bus driver from the hotel to the port had to back up and turn around.  First he couldn’t get out of the hotel parking lot.  He’d tried to go out the front was, but the overhead clearance was too low.  Then it seems it didn’t have any idea how to get to the boarding area of the ship.  First we ended up around the back by some warehouses. He backed up and turned around. (This was a big bus) Then he headed into the community of Canaveral—I guess. It was some residential area.  He finally stopped and called for directions.  This time he didn’t have to back up, he just pulled his big bus through a little residential neighborhood. But we arrive safely at the port, tumbled out of the bus, checked our luggage with the porters--

and, with passports in hand, got in line to get on the ship. We had our picture taken and received our Sail and Sign card--

We walked onto the ship and “Holy Smokes” settled in for a great week.  We poked around a bit and then headed to our stateroom.  Bekah and Sarah arrived first.  Imagine our surprise when we opened the door and found them lying on the only bed in the room.  Wait, we have a quad. There must be a mistake.  Wait, what are those two things in the ceiling? No mistake. It seems that a quad is the same size as Not a Quad, it just has two beds that pop down from the ceiling. 

Happily, we didn’t take the trip for the sleeping accommodations.

 

 

Ship shots:

 

Derek, Jamie, Debra, Marla and Frank

Ryan, Je                                       Ryan and Bekah

 

Sarah, Jen, Ryan and Bekah.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And that was just the first day!