Sunday about Saturday

Yesterday, day one, went well. Jeanne Belford drove us to the Burger King on Pine Ridge Rd. in Naples where we caught the 8:30 am CruiseConnection bus to Port Everglades and the ship. The large bus had only two or three empty seats as we left Naples. It stopped at several ships to drop off passengers and then did the route again to pick up departing passengers.
Our cabin is a bit smaller than previous cabins but is ample. The walk in closet holds everything we brought. There were a few minutes of panic when we couldn't find Alan's dinner jacket or navy blazer. Finally we realized we were missing two bags, which arrived shortly thereafter and contained the all important jackets.
The Prinsendam is very nice.. Like the Amsterdam it is all wood paneling, has a beautiful dining room, quiet lounges, a casino and several bars. Everything is on a smaller scale but since we are below passenger capacity with only about 600 passengers where won't be any problems. I think the biggest problem will be the four small elevators. Although there are fewer people in electric scooters than on the Amsterdam, there are a few and they pretty much fill up an elevator.
We've seen several familiar faces from the 2008 World Cruise, including Kate Ross, one of last year's speakers who will be on board lecturing until halfway through the cruise.
We ran into John Cormack outside the theater but haven't seen Jack or Joan as Joan was feeling a tad seasick.
Yesterday our travel agent, Cruise Specialists, held a cocktail part for their clients to meet the cruise escorts and well as the President of Cruise Specialists.
Early seating is at 5:30 which is pretty early for us so we've changed to the 8 o'clock seating. I hope the people at 8 are as nice as the 5:30 ones were.
The Queen's Lounge, the theater for some movies, SuperBowl party and stage shows, is much small than the Amsterdam's but very comfortable. Last night we saw the movie Momma Mia in there....we thought it was truly awful and can't believe we sat there until the end. What a waste of Meryl Streps' talent.
This morning I slept in until after 8:30! We are now anchored off Half Moon Cay, Holland America's private island. Since we don't go to the beach at home and since we've been to Half Moon Cay we opted to stay on board, organize our stuff in the cabin and relax!
We set up the computer to access the internet (the Internet manager is great.....a big change from the Amsterdam's.)
It's almost time for lunch, then Alan has bridge and I am going to curl up with a book.
Tomorrow is a sea day so we'll have plenty of time to rest.