Friday    Aug. 12

Finally our cruise day has arrived.  It seemed like a lot of check points between Seattle and the cruise Ship, but we made it through without a hitch, and finally on board.

  Our Suite is lovely, being both roomy and attractive.  We were rewarded once on board with a great buffet lunch, and champagne chilling in our room.

 

Michael and Sharon love the balcony.

Sharon loves the balcony too

 We went to the new cruisers lectures, learned a lot, but the highlight was the welcome show in the theater.  The dancers and singers as well as the arealist were amazing.  Because we are in a suite, we were given a complimentary dinner at the US dining room.  Delicious lobster tail, steak, and more.  The attention was remarkable, and already I can see why people love to cruise so much.  It is truly a vecation, as you don’t have to do anything for yourself.  Our butler will be bringing us a new fruitbasket each day, and at 3:00 pm, he brings us hot tea, cookies, and mini sandwiches.  I absolutely love this. Maybe we will just decide to live on a cruise ship.