Back On The Beautiful Prima!

We awake this morning ready to take on the day! We have breakfast at the hotel. It is a little pricey at $25.00 each, but we won't have to pay for food for the rest of the week. Our doorman, Brian, got us a ride to the cruise port in Galveston. It is about an hour and ten minutes away from Houston. We ride in a black Lexus SUV. I like riding in comfort. Our driver is a chatty man from Oman or Jordan. Our first topic of conversation is gas prices. The gas in Houston is $1.39 a gallon. The price when I left Hamilton was about $1.50 a liter. If we do the math and include exchange on the money, that would equal roughly $8.00 a gallon! Let's move on, shall we. Our next topic of conversation is the difference between Canadians and Americans. I basically tell him that Canadians are more tolerant to differences and not so quick to be suspicious of our neighbours. We have a more outgoing, friendly, and curious personality. That, it takes a lot to get us riled, but when we are, we will defend ourselves. He couldn't understand why there was no fence between our two countries. Apparently, his country has fences, and if you try to cross illegally, you are shot on sight.

At the port terminal, our luggage is wisked away immediately. We find Ken a wheelchair and then we get priority service again. This includes a porter to push Ken, priority check-in (take that Haven people!). We even have a shortcut onto the ship! Once aboard, we relaxed and waited for our rooms opened. We had to change my room and Ken's room. When we booked, I had to be in with Gabi and Ken had a solo cabin. Once on board, we went to Guest Services and had no issue with changing rooms. So now Ken and Gabi are in the balcony room, and I have an inside solo cabin. Our luggage arrives, and I do my nesting thing. This cabin is compact but has plenty of room for all my stuff. I have extra room in the closet, an extra drawer, and an extra shelf in the bathroom. The bed is a large single, almost a ¾ size bed. I have plenty of mirrors and great lighting. The only thing missing is a fridge. There is no window since it is an inside cabin, but that is okay with me. I have plenty of room for all my stuff. I don't have a fridge but I have everything else. Check out the pictures.

We have dinner in the Hudson restaurant and enjoy a wonderful dinner as always. I love when someone else cooks, cleans and serves me! After dinner, Gabi goes back to the room, and Ken and I hit the Casino. He wants a smoke and the upper deck is a wind tunnel. So, Ken can have a cigarette and I can play the slots. I'm up for a change. Let's see how long that lasts.

Well, off to bed and a good night to all.Read more