Queen Mary 2 - Arrival in New York

Last night I was soo tired I fell asleep in my clothes...so I woke up a bit early. Luckily breakfast was early today because we were supposed to get in at 6:30 and start debarking at 7 (which is when it normally started). So I had some breakfast and went to walk around the deck...and saw a whale! It was just a small one, but it came up a couple of times before it swam away. Super fun! Also while we were trying to dock there was a small tugboat that came and pushed our front end so it will turn! Docking did take forever - we were right next to it for a very long time before we actually were docked.

We got to dock just before 10:30 and they kept saying not to line up to get off the boat, wait to be called. So they said after the boat was clear they would start letting people who are carrying their own luggage off (which I was). So I was waiting and waiting for them to call us and eventually they were like if anyone else is carrying their own luggage off to come now so off I went. There were a lot of people and customs seemed like it was going to take forever as we weren't moving at all, but luckily shortly after it started moving quickly. It took about an hour to go through everything, then about an hour in the taxi to get my rental car and then a drive to my mom's house.

The boat ride was a lot of fun. I loved being on the water and no motion sickness! Which is still so crazy to me! I mean when I got in the taxi I was texting Raymond and pretty much instantly started feeling motion sick! I expected a lot more on the boat! So it was a great way to travel over here. Seeing my mom again was great! And I am here for Christmas in July on Hallmark! So much fun to still be had!Read more