We took ship elevator to 11th deck to Garden Café to get something to eat for lunch. Very crowded but we managed to find seats with a couple from Argentina. Had a nice conversation with her as she kept apologizing for her “poor English.” I had no trouble understanding her and she thanked me for speaking clearly. This was their first cruise and they were alone. Won’t be difficult for them onboard as there are many crew members who speak Spanish.
After lunch we started to familiarize ourselves with the layout of the ship (different from the other NCL ships we were on). Decided we could go to our cabin so had to figure out how to get there. Ordinarily that is easy since all you have to know is if it’s AFT (back of the ship) or FORWARD (front of the ship). This one was a challenge, knowing it was FORWARD but not sure how to get there. Discovered that even though it’s 6303 (6th Deck, Right? Not exactly.), we had to go to Deck 7 and walk down one set of steps to Deck 6A.
Every cruise has a required Safety Drill at the beginning of the cruise. We checked the back of the cabin door to see what direction we should go and it showed LEFT out of the cabin. Others on our deck went with us in that direction but no exit to be seen other than entrance to CREW ONLY area. Fortunately a crew member was in the area and directed us up to the deck where we joined our C GROUP for the short briefing about using the life jacket. (They didn’t require us to bring them for the drill.) In the event of an emergency we would go in that direction since it is the shortest route to the outside ASSEMBLY AREA. Afterwards, we returned to our cabin to unpack.
We joined the SAIL AWAY PARTY mostly to see the view of the Cliffs as we began our voyage. They had a barbecue but we didn’t eat. I always wonder how people can eat so much so often.
More familiarization of the ship and a tour of the spa and fitness center. From past experience, I know the spa is expensive, especially with the 19% gratuity rate.
Decided to eat at the Seven Seas restaurant, knowing we had a lot of time before the evening show. I ate cold fruit soup. shrimp cocktail, mahi mahi, and frozen yogurt. Steve had smoked salmon appetizer, shrimp cocktail, mahi mahi, and a chocolate dessert. Excellent service and not too much time. (I usually don’t like to go to the restaurants because they are not the fastest for getting food. This time it was very good.)
The show included intro performances by the dance troupe, comedian, opera singer, and band. We sat down in front, though in comfortable seats.
Back to our room for first night’s sleep on the ship.
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