Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Sea!
Day 1:
Saturday the 26th of November
Today Marie and I left for our cruise on Royal
Caribbean’s the Navigator of the Seas
from Fort Everglades, Florida. We arrived the day before, having driven south
on the 75 from Dee’s, then spending Friday night and Saturday morning at
Richard’s condo in Lake Worth. Marie and I drove out to the water for breakfast
at “Benny’s on the Beach”, and then walked to the end of the jetty.
It was a warm,
windy day and the surf was pretty awesome but we didn’t have much time to enjoy
the beach as we had to get back, pack the car and lock up the condo. It was a
short drive south to the airport at Fort Lauderdale, where we dropped off the
car, and then took a taxi to Port Everglades where the ship was tied up.
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| waiting in line! |
Unfortunately we had to wait in line with 3000 other
people in the hot sun for over 2 hours to board and I hoped it wasn’t an omen
for the rest of the trip! The Coast
Guard were conducting their annual ship’s readiness inspection and refused to
let anyone board until they were done. After
boarding we found out that day was the busiest in the history of the Port! Nine cruise ships carrying over 55,000
passengers were scheduled to sail before us and we didn’t get going till past
6pm that evening. But - our cabin is nice, with a large porthole, lots of
storage space, a couch, and writing table…and a king size bed! The ship is
amazing and even with over 4000 people on board (passengers and crew) we are
able to find a quiet spot for a drink or to read. I am writing this in the ship’s
library and it is as quiet as a church. We enjoyed our first dinner aboard with
a couple we met from Venezuela – there are people from everywhere and
many, many older than us, but very few children. It should be a pleasant trip!
Sunday and Monday are sea days, not much to do but sunbathe, swim, drink beer
and read. We are scheduled to arrive in Phillipsburg, St Maarten on Tuesday
morning at 0800 and have to be back on board at 5:30PM. See you then! gws
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| leaving Port Everglades |
