GRAND PRINCESS SAILS AWAY!

November 22-24, 2010
Sunny and Warm


November 22: We had a long wait to board the ship because of special cleaning, but we boarded by 1 p.m. After delivering our carry on bags to our room, C321, we headed for lunch in the DaVinci dining room. The chick pea soup was wonderful-I always wonder why I don’t make some of the great soups we enjoy on the ship myself.

The Treasure Hunt contest resulted in my winning a $20 bingo card for the final bingo game at the end of the voyage. The Sail Away took place at 5 or so and we waved goodbye to Fort Lauderdale.

We dined at the seafood buffet because TK loves that lobster! The show dancers and the comedian, Kevin Hughes, at the first show will certainly entertain us this trip.

November 23: Room service breakfast is my favorite-croissant, coffee, melon. We met our Cruise Critic acquaintances at a Meet and Greet-about 20 or so people. We exchanged gifts from our hometowns and I received a Tennessee hat and a small oil painting from the Montgomery family. Tim got a Florida bottle opener . Our Romolos chocolate, Presque Isle bottle wraps, and handmade “Lake Effect” soap (looks like a Lake Erie sunset) went over well. The group is friendly and we will look forward to seeing them around the ship.

We spent way too much time at the Port Shopping lecture—we could give this lecture ourselves.

The comedian, Kevin Hughes, was very funny show tonight was based on relationships. He basically said women were always changing and men just needed to go along for the ride. After that show we had popcorn at the movie under the stars, Killers. Tom Selleck, Ashton Kutcher, and Katherine Heigl. This dark comedy could not have received good reviews.

We especially miss our family and friends this time. I really miss starting to prepare our Thanksgiving feast.

We had lunch and dinner at the buffet. I am surprised at the number of people who do this. Deep fried scallops, fries, and key lime pie—I don’t eat too fancy. We went to MUTS and saw Prince of Persia with Jake Gyllenhaal and Ben Kingsley. It rained, but we were far enough under the deck that we kept dry. The wait staff brought us popcorn.