Good morning from the Straits of Florida! At least, that’s where Google Maps tells me we are. Today is a day at sea. Breakfast will be delivered in about an hour, and I’m planning to spend the day catching up on my tan and my reading, preferably out by one of the pools.
Can I just tell you - this is a big ship! My only other cruising experience was a 3-floor ship on a river cruise, and this is much, much larger. 11 floors of stuff to do, and yes, I’ve gotten lost multiple times so far. :) I’ll put in some pictures below so you can see what I mean
Yesterday’s travel day was pretty uneventful. Plane down to Miami, then an Uber to the cruise port. The one thing I didn’t consider - my Spanish skills are getting a workout. Both of my Uber drivers only spoke Spanish. I know some Spanish from when I was teaching….here’s hoping I remember!
And now, the pictures!
I got brave at dinner last night…..that’s octopus on that cute little slice of bread!
Evening view of one of the pools…..absolutely gorgeous.
I had to laugh….I’ve heard some cruise ships sell “gently used” luxury bags, but this was my first time seeing it. I’ve also heard they’re massively overpriced, so I’m going to check it out later today.
Two story bar in the lobby area.
A member of the staff stopped me as I was walking around (probably because my mouth was hanging open in a very unclassy way) and said “You look like you need your picture taken in front of the staircase.” Ummm…..sure!
Waiting for me when I got to my room - champagne, water bottles and chocolate (in the cloche).
View of downtown (uptown?) Miami from my room. Wish I had more time to explore the city.
My room - very nice!
My crew for the week - Amanda, Alex, Michael, Nora and me :)
The Explora II - it’s a big ship!
My uncle worked for Piedmont Airlines for years….I always look for little signs that he’s still hanging out sometimes. This was the lady that loaded the baggage onto our plane, made me smile.
Had to get a picture of this gentleman’s shirt (he and his wife were also going on a Mexico cruise). He said it was either this shirt, or one from “Sandwich Guy” - the one who threw a sub sandwich on the Border Patrol agent. Love it!
6:30am, the rocking chairs at CLT airport. There are plenty of chairs available this early in the morning!
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