April 24, 2016
This will be short, because your favorite cruisers are
tired. It is approaching 10 p.m., and
we've been up since 6:30 this morning, and no naps.
Getting to the ship was fairly uneventful, if you consider
Elena, our trusted GPS not signaling two turns in time -- either that or we
just chose the wrong lane twice. You had
to be there. But even with that, we
arrived before our scheduled time at Budget Rental to drop off our rented
chariot -- Ford Fusion, rather a nice ride.
When I picked up the car at the Augusta Airport,
it was 9:45 a.m. My reservation was for
1030 a.m., and because it was 45 minutes earlier, the geniuses who programmed
their computers said, "The rate will increase from $127 to
$275." I told the lady, for $150
bucks, I'll get a cup of coffee and wait till 10:30. Instead she redid our reservation so it was
possible to leave at 9:45 for 127. And
we got to Fort Lauderdale
at 9:43. So there.
A very kind gentleman, who got a $5 tip, went inside and
found our stateroom number so we could label our baggage, and we got into the
line for the Which of Which there is no Whicher, and as soon as the doors
opened we were serviced and onboard.
Very smooth (there is more to it, but I'm tired and I need something to
tell you tomorrow).
We have a very nice stateroom. Much bigger than the one we just had on the
Grandeur of the Seas. Ivana, our
stateroom attendant, from Serbia,
had not put our beds together, but she fixed that in short order. After a good supper with companionly folks we
went to the welcome aboard show, then came back to 3015 and unpacked.
And now, to bed, to bed, said sleepy head. Let's tarry a while said slow. Put on the pot said Greedy Gut. We'll stuff before we go.
TTFN
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