WHAT A DAY THAT WAS!

March 6, 2020

A week before we left home I contacted my agent and asked when my booking number would come so I could register for the cruise online, do the pre-check in stuff, purchase internet at a discount and know our room number.  It’s coming.

Two days before.  It’s coming.  The day we left.  It’s coming.  We got to the port and guess what, it wasn’t there.  To make a four hour story shorter, suffice it to say that no one at the dock had heard of us and therefore did not know we were coming.  I talked to Patricia, Stephan, Elmer, Tracy Ann, Elmer, Stephan, Patricia, Stephan.  In between several of those I called my agent – actually 3 times.  Finally Stephan comes out and says we’ve got you in the system, but they didn’t know your wife was coming.  However, I do have your room number and you can go on board.  Uh, no, sez I.  And an hour later we were both on board.  Good googilee-moogilee!

We went to our room, a nice outside room with a large window and a view of the stern of one lifeboat and the bow of another, and in between, the ocean.  We don’t spend much time looking out, but the light coming is nice.  We ate supper, unpacked our suitcases and by 9 o’clock, Bonnie was asleep.  I rehearsed my Banana talk for the 10 o’clock show the next morning, and joined her under the covers.  I think this is the first welcome aboard show in all of our cruises that we did not attend.

Tough first day, but as one of my regular readers is wont to say, “You are on a cruise!”

I did two talks today, food and astronomy.  “Yes we may have no bananas,” and “Are we there yet?”  These two were in the Mad Hatter’s Ball, the small theater and comedy club.  Tomorrow I am doing Photography in the Phantom Theater, on the big stage – the ship’s main theater.  They’ve scheduled 3 of my talks there.  First time on Carnival they’ve done this.

Tonight was formal night and of course we dressed for the occasion.  Coming out of the dining room, a lady come over to me, patted me on the stomach and said, “You look handsome.”  As I said one time on an Aeroflot jetliner, somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean between New York and Moscow, “I’ve still got it!”  And it’s not catching!

Well, my cruise buddy is awake and says she wants to write a few lines, so hereeee’s Bonnie!

TTFN

Yes, I am here. Yesterday was a day from H***!!! I was never so miserable. Sitting in 80+ weather is not my idea of fun. We got on board just in time to get to our room and go to the lifeboat drill. Whoopee!  I was exhausted and could have gone to bed before supper.

When we got to our room there was an envelop in the mail box with 2 other names on it. I guess they were the people who were supposed to have had this room. They are somewhere else on the ship. While I was waiting for him to come back to the room after supper the room steward brought an envelop with tickets for something with the other peoples name on it. I went to the hall and called him back and told him they were not in this room. We had already told the desk when we returned the envelop. But nobody listens. Then, later he brings 2 large bottles of water and says complimentary. They are probably for those people too. But it didn’t have their name on it , so we kept them.  Then, today when we got back from his second talk there was a covered dish with chocolates and chocolate covered strawberries. I ate the strawberries and he ate the chocolates. This couple is sure missing out on all their new treats for obtaining Diamond status. Tonight when we came back from the show there were 2 complimentary photo frames that included a picture of the ship. The 2 people who were supposed to be in here have different names so I guess they aren’t married and that is why they are two of everything. I put them in the closet when they come looking for them I will give them back. 

I slept till 6 am but then was awake. He got up about 6:30. We got ready and headed for breakfast. We both had an omelet. The water on this ship is not as good as it has been on other ships, so I am using my Mio a lot more. Both talks were well attended and the afternoon show’s audience was larger than the morning.

After breakfast I did get my walk. Deck 10 is the full length of the ship and it takes 3 and a half times around to get a mile. So far today I have walked almost 4 miles. It was nice walking outside.

Well, I am tired so I will say good night. Love you all.

Mom, Granny and Bonnie