Day 2: March 15th, 2009 - Boarding the ship
Today started out with breakfast in the hotel with everyone. I gave everyone in the family gift bags for the cruise filled with things they might need (laundry bag, highlighters, post-it notes, nightlight, air freshener, Spanish for dummies book, Sudoku and crossword puzzle books, and tropical picture frames). The kids got bubbles, a dry erase board, some stickers, and highlighters. The gifts went over well. After breakfast Jen and I ran across the street to a little clothing shop and bought some hoodie jackets (it was still cool out). Then we all got onto a shuttle and went to the port to board our cruise ship.
We got to the cruise ship terminal and checked in on the Queen Mary (the old cruise ship is now stationary and has a museum and a hotel in it). We all wished we had more time to tour the Queen Mary but maybe next time. After checking in we went to our waiting area and waited. It took quite a while because they were also switching staff (which they do every 90 days). But we enjoyed ourselves on a little grassy area – the weather was sunny and warming up. The kids entertained everyone with their bubbles and made friends with other kids.
At about 2:00 p.m. we finally got onto the ship – The Carnival Pride. We went up to the lido deck and ate lunch at the buffet called the Mermaid’s Grill. After lunch we all went to our rooms to rest and unpack. Our room was #1172 on the Riviera deck. It was very nice and roomy and it was wonderful to have a window to look out of. When we were unpacked and rested we split up. Jim went with the boys to get a drink and Jen and I took the kids to the Camp Carnival registration to register the kids for the kid’s camp. We filled out all the forms and got all the information we needed then we went to meet everyone for dinner. Our table was #280 and was in the captain’s club (which is a smaller, quieter room just off the main dining room. Our waiters were wonderful! Every night they danced and sang for us – they always pulled our kids up to dance with them as well! After dinner we walked around and explored the ship a bit and then went back to our cabin and let the boat rock us to sleep. Check out the gallery
Today started out with breakfast in the hotel with everyone. I gave everyone in the family gift bags for the cruise filled with things they might need (laundry bag, highlighters, post-it notes, nightlight, air freshener, Spanish for dummies book, Sudoku and crossword puzzle books, and tropical picture frames). The kids got bubbles, a dry erase board, some stickers, and highlighters. The gifts went over well. After breakfast Jen and I ran across the street to a little clothing shop and bought some hoodie jackets (it was still cool out). Then we all got onto a shuttle and went to the port to board our cruise ship.
We got to the cruise ship terminal and checked in on the Queen Mary (the old cruise ship is now stationary and has a museum and a hotel in it). We all wished we had more time to tour the Queen Mary but maybe next time. After checking in we went to our waiting area and waited. It took quite a while because they were also switching staff (which they do every 90 days). But we enjoyed ourselves on a little grassy area – the weather was sunny and warming up. The kids entertained everyone with their bubbles and made friends with other kids.
At about 2:00 p.m. we finally got onto the ship – The Carnival Pride. We went up to the lido deck and ate lunch at the buffet called the Mermaid’s Grill. After lunch we all went to our rooms to rest and unpack. Our room was #1172 on the Riviera deck. It was very nice and roomy and it was wonderful to have a window to look out of. When we were unpacked and rested we split up. Jim went with the boys to get a drink and Jen and I took the kids to the Camp Carnival registration to register the kids for the kid’s camp. We filled out all the forms and got all the information we needed then we went to meet everyone for dinner. Our table was #280 and was in the captain’s club (which is a smaller, quieter room just off the main dining room. Our waiters were wonderful! Every night they danced and sang for us – they always pulled our kids up to dance with them as well! After dinner we walked around and explored the ship a bit and then went back to our cabin and let the boat rock us to sleep. Check out the gallery
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