The first night on board was awesome. That is when all the fun truly began. You usually spend your first night getting
used to where everything is on the ship and trying to find your way
around. Lucky for us, this wasn’t our
first Carnival cruise and Carnival builds all of their ships with the same
basic design. So we pretty much knew
where all the important stuff was – life jacket, food, casino, life boat,
comedy club, bar, restaurant! That’s all we needed. We got on board, got our sail and sign cards
squared away and found our way to our rooms.
Because we chose to stay in a suite, we were able to check directly in
to our room and our steward was waiting for us upon check in. We met Merlyn and were given our first
night’s itinerary which included player’s club coupons for the casino and
coupons for the shops on the fifth deck.
We were given a brief overview of the ship and then sent on our merry
way. We did a quick run of the ship and
then decided to return to the room to unpack.
After unpacking we decided to go to dinner. The food is ALWAYS amazing. LOVE THE FOOD. We sat with a really fun couple from Jersey
and enjoyed a great variety of dinner.
Unfortunately dinner was interrupted when we were all summoned to our
muster stations for the evenings training on how to abandon ship in the event
of an emergency. Fortunately, we didn’t
abandon our wine! Mustering can take a
while. Gathering 4000 people from their
rooms and dance clubs can take a long time and trust me… this is a MANDATORY
event and they are serious about it!!
After muster, the real fun begins. Jason and I went back to the room and we
stood on the balcony and watched the ship disembark. It’s my favorite part. Watching the lights fade and watching the
cities disappear. It’s so calming. Then it’s time to party! Jason and I wandered the ship some more and
then we headed to the casino where we began some of the greatest friendship. That is where we met Inne and Leanne. They are the casino hosts and we spent most
of the week with them. I began a simple
conversation with them about shopping and that conversation began a great
friendship. It was amazing. I will tell you more about each of them in a
later blog, but trust me, they are worth knowing. So fun!
So this was the first night…. Amazing ship, amazing fun and
a great week ahead of us…. Can’t believe we are actually here. I miss my girls, but I am so very excited to
be here!
