Boarding the ship was a breeze. We hit the pier at about 11:30 and were on board by noon straight up. Our cabins were purportedly not ready, so I sat on the Promenade and made some phone calls.
Happy Birthday BRO!
The cabin is a bit smaller than I expected, never having been on a cruise before, but Mick says it's larger than the ones she's been in on other ships, and it should be perfectly functional. The toilet uses water instead of being directly chemical, which I was very glad to see. The shower makes me think of Shower Tubes out of bad futuristic Sci Fi. It was quite functional though, and roomier than it seemed.
So back to the Steve Irwin. Instead of sailing west around Cuba, we're dropping around the east side and basically following in Ivan's path. I'm happy to get the chance to hopefully see Hispanola, but we will miss our stop in Belize and spend a second day at Sea because of the change. Tomorrow I'll have to ask if this gets us an on board credit or a certificate for savings on a future cruise.
I have no idea how many of the 3000 possible passengers are on board. It is certainly possible to get away from people and still be in the common areas.
The food in the dining room was better than I expected. I had Watermelon Gazpacho, a Spinach Salad, and Shrimp ravioli with what was purported to be a coconut-lobster-lime sauce. It was quite good, but I couldn't pick out any of the specified flavors.
I took a host of pictures today, I'll try to upload some of them tomorrow.
Now it's very late, and I'm off to sleep.
Sunburn and seasick update -- No burn, No quease! Woohoo! Stayed in the shade or out of the sun most of the day. As soon as we pulled out of port I put on the accupressure bands and while I can feel the motion of the ship, I do not feel anything else.
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