We had two sea days to the next Port #3

It took about an hour of standing to board the ship, but very efficient.  And lots of people to help if you are having any problems.

I wanted to drop off my carry-on, so went to the cabin.  My cabin was on Floor 2 - the first floor with passenger cabins.  You could really hear the engine noise, but after two or three days, I did not mind it.  The cabin was quite a big bigger than Holland America's cabin.

On this cruise, I had breakfast in the dining room instead of at the buffet - it is nice to be served, and lots of cruisers ate here.  You do not have to look for seats - the waiter sits you, and you can either join a table or sit by yourself.  I sat with many different people, and really enjoyed breakfast.

During the second day,  I went to Customer Service, and asked the dining room supervisor if I could sit with single people.  That night, in the dining room,  they asked me to go upstairs to the fixed hours dining room - the clerk set me back downstairs to ask for a certain table number.   I was the only one at the table, and the waiter told me that my reservation was for 8:15 - it was only about 6:30.   They then seated two American couples with me (married), but we had a good visit.  So no singles table in the dining room... and, after that, I ate upstairs on Deck 10. 

I went to the buffet for supper because I found the dining room to be noisy, and a little dark.   I ate about 5:30 and then went to the 7 o'clock show.

I got seasick the third day, but did not need any pills - I just had a good rest in my cabin that afternoon.  I was going to watch a movie, but there were no free ones - $12.99 for a movie.
Holland America had lots of free movies - even though they were not first-run, it is nice to watch a movie, especially on an early night.  There was also no movie theatre on the ship. 

The ship seemed huge to me, but there were lots of places to sit.   There is a library on the 8th floor, open 24 hours, so lots of reading material.  The non-fiction is upstairs in the library, so either take the stairs in the library or get off on Deck 9.    I like to pick a book and read on the lounge chairs on Deck 4 - peaceful....

Laundry was very expensive.   A blouse was $4, pants $5,  and underwear was $2.   I washed my clothes in the room -  the ship did have a clothesline in the shower, but bring some clothespins and a couple of hangers from home.  Also, bring a power cord from home.

At night, the poker game did not start till 10 pm.  And I never played to a full table - just 3 or 4 cruisers.  We did not like this electronic poker table, and after about 3 nights, only playing for about an hour, I quit playing poker.  The Casino was really busy though.

If you like the Spa, you can have lunch here too. 

Photos belong to Dorothy Lloyd and Celebrity