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There are enough open ares in the roof that it soaked everything. They were even drying out the bar before it could open.

Here is something for @harryfat1 Our speed and position this morning.

I think this is the first cruise that has had a packed gym. Every machine was in use this morning. I was in for a good workout after the track miles. This is the first time I have brought one of these along. It says yesterday’s food and drink bumped me up by 1.4 pounds. I can’t keep up that pace.

This was a sad sign this morning. They did open up after we got past a little storm. Now, I can’t see anything but skin in the Solarium hot tubs. They are packed.

There aren’t. Probably why the Diamonds can go to the lounge at happy hour. That said, there wasn’t a seat to be had when we stopped in at 5 last night.

Dennis, the cruise director said it is a full ship with 6,500. I think he may have rounded the numbers.

Spent the morning on the track, doing 4 minute miles. At least that’s what Apple Watch tells me. And the tracking looks almost like a straight line, although it tells me my pace was 4 minutes 33 seconds. At least steps get counted correctly.

No sunrise at sea photos this morning. This is the best I could do.

Looks like we were in the same place. A couple more pictures from top tier

Bad caretakers that we are, we left Daryl in the cabin, because he didn’t want to see the show. Got back, and he was lounging in my robe.

Hairspray was kind of “eh” for us. It ain’t no Mama Mia. A couple photos from the show.

We had reservations for Hairspray, but we had a little time before the show, so we played visual trivia of holiday movies. We did pretty poorly, but I did guess this one. A Miami Vice was nice.

We got out of the dining room in only a little over an hour. So, of course, that left some time to make a donation to the casino. We tried our best to channel the luck of @Lionesss but we failed horribly, and I am now the proud owner of a $0.39 voucher. Daryl, on the other hand,,,,,

My thoughts exactly.

Yes, Daryl is supposed to be a llama. He was disappointed there were not any of his kind at the carousel. He had to be satisfied with a horse.

We have early, traditional dining, so we were in the dining room at sail away. We felt a little motion, but it was not bad. I expected much worse with the wind, waves and rain. I have read those horror stories about the food in the MDR, but I have no complaints from our first night. I had my go to choices of Escargot Prime Rib And cheesecake No complaints, but Susan had the chocolate custard, which she said was rubbery.

Finally, I was able to stop at the Copper &Kettle for my first voucher drink. A Boston Iced Tea Party It wasn’t too bad, and wasn’t watered down like some in the past.

It was nice to see that our OBC posted right away. In the past, it would take a couple days to show up on the account.

You did better than me. Actually, my first drink was water with my lunch, and the second was a latte from the Crown Lounge I guess they have both signs up, so people don’t get too confused. No letter restricting access to the lounge this sailing. Given the number of families with kids, I think there are a lot of new cruisers. We always bring a bottle of Carmel along to add to our lattes

Our luggage was delivered, and we had everything put away by 2:00. I kept checking my AirTags, and it said one was with me, but it showed one in the parking lot. That is when I realized I had moved one of them to a small carry on we were leaving behind in the car. When I checked the weather app, it looked like Florida disappeared in a sea of green

Our cabin opened up at 1:00, so we went to drop off my backpack. We are in an ocean view balcony (2D) Some cabin pics. Daryl is bouncing around to get in the photos. They do have lots of storage space in these closets, although I need to work to fit my iPad in the safe. The shower tube looks a little larger. And the view aft from our balcony.

Lunch on boarding day was at the Solarium Bistro. It is a more relaxed and calmer experience than Windjammer. They had a pretty nice selection of food. I don’t think I ever saw carrot cake prepared this way. But Daryl enjoyed it.

Daryl is in a port side cabin, but he was afraid he would get blown overboard.

Boarding was pretty easy, then we had to get a few photos before going to the Solarium for lunch. He has natural abilities in the water. And, do you suppose we could just leave him, instead of a towel?

It was perfect. Dry, and not too windy when we boarded. Walked onboard at 11am, with Daryl in tow. Thanks for the bon voyage wishes, everyone.