Yay, it’s Saturday, a weekend, and I don’t have to go to
work; even better than a weekend, it was the start of another cruise! I woke up early, finished packing and getting
ready, then anxiously awaited a call from Linda, my sister-in-law. (Linda is my late husband’s brother’s wife,
so I’m not sure if she is still “legally” my sister-in-law, but as far as I’m
concerned she still is.)
Linda’s flight landed at 10:20, and I headed to the airport
to pick her up, then drove to San Pedro port.
We arrived a little after 11:30, were quickly checked in and through
security. They had just started boarding
Elite Group A, and we were Elite Group B, so after just a couple minutes wait
(didn’t even have time to sit down), we were on board.
Our cabin, P326, was an inside cabin on Plaza deck, just
steps away from the International Café, which would be great for early morning
cappuccino. We dropped of the carry on
luggage and headed to the Lido buffet for
lunch. Since we were among the first
group on board, the buffet was pretty empty, but quickly filled up as we
ate. After lunch we headed aft to sit
outside Outriggers Bar and enjoy a pina colada—the traditional sailaway drink
(even though it wasn’t quite sailaway time).
It was nice outside, and warm in the sun.
At 2:30, we headed back to the cabin to check on the
luggage, which had been delivered already, so we unpacked, then headed to our
muster station with life jackets in hand for the passenger safety drill. Our muster station was in the casino where
the usual announcements were made.
Princess always says that the alarm is NOT the signal to abandon ship,
but is the call to proceed to your designated muster station, where passengers
would wait. This allows everyone to be
in place while the ships crew handled whatever emergency occurs, and if a
determination is made to abandon ship, then we would be taken to the
appropriate life boat. As I listened to
these familiar instructions, I thought that the casino would be the perfect
place to wait, as long as the machines were turned on, then we’d at least have
something to do while we waited. Then I
thought it would be my luck that I’d be winning when it was time to abandon
ship (lol).
After the drill, Linda and I headed back to Outriggers, and
watched as we sailed away and the port
of Los Angeles
We decided to check out the Anytime Dining Room to see what
was on the menu. Even though it was
early, only 5:00, there was a long line waiting. This is the longest line I’ve ever seen
gathered well before the dining room even opened. Not wanting to stand in line, we headed up to
the Lido buffet. I must say that dinner was very good. I had cream of artichoke soup, cold shrimp
with cocktail sauce, and crab cakes for an appetizer, then went back for the
main course of citrus marinated calamari, prime rib, and grilled
vegetables. Food on a ship can vary from
ok, to good, to very good, and this buffet was some of the best I’ve had in a
buffet on board.
After dinner, I headed to the casino and played for a
while. I lost at first, but then won
back what I had lost and left the casino after several hours about $20 down, so
not too bad. I was back in the cabin
before 10, and in bed and asleep shortly afterward.
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