Home For the Next 11 Days

Good morning, all. After a wonderful sleep at The Clinton hotel. I have a shower and head in search of coffee. I didn't realize when I booked, but one of my favourite restaurants called The News Cafe is just down the street. This is a lovely place on Ocean Blvd that has ordinary food at reasonable prices. I head down to get a coffee and a yogurt bowl for breakfast. After a quick trip to the beach (just to make sure it's still there, yep, it is.) I head back to wait for my car.

I'm trying something new this time by arriving at the cruise terminal by 11:00 AM. This worked out very well. Just walk right into the cruise terminal with no lines. There was a little wait to get on board (behind the exclusive members and Haven guests). However, by 11:30 AM I was sipping a Long Island Iced Tea in the library. The cabins were not ready until about 3:00 PM, but I had lunch another loaded iced tea and was quite comfortable. My room is classified as a partial ocean view with a life-boat mechanism outside my window. That is okay because I was only going for some natural light.

The room is very spacious, especially for one person. I had the beds separated to give a center walkway and make it easier to get in and out of bed. The bathroom is very nice with all the space I need. There is plenty of closet space (with lots of hangers!), plenty of drawers and shelves to put stuff away and keep the place neat. I'm on deck 8 forward, and so far, things seem nice and quiet. The one thing I love about cruising is that you can unpack once and visit various locations. I am off to a singles welcome get-together tonight and will let you know how that goes.Read more