We got up and started our day with our usual trip over to the local Starbucks. It’s funny how you just settle into a routine. With everything so close by we were glad we booked this hotel in the area that we did. It was safe, great foods of different varieties and a nice easy walk. Lots of bars as well :-)
Mark & Robyn check out the waters near our hotel.
We came up with a plan to then check out of our rooms, grab a few caches and then head over to the Mall of the Americas. Our bags were stored at the hotel as we ventured off. After hitting a few caches we grabbed a cab (Ford F350 Vans) and headed to the mall. Kelly was in her glory as we split up and shopped. Lunch at “Margaritas” and then some bargain shopping for some cruising shirts and other items. I scored a great deal on some shirts… 80% off! Now I know why Kelly always seems so happy with bargains! LOL
We headed back to the hotel to collect our bags and then it was off to the ship terminal. We arrived early at 16:00 and quickly went through security, check in and processing. Armed with our “Set Sail” pass (a ship credit/identification card) we boarded in less than 15 minutes from the time we joined the line! Turns out we could have boarded the ship much earlier than we were told.
We headed back to the hotel to collect our bags and then it was off to the ship terminal. We arrived early at 16:00 and quickly went through security, check in and processing. Armed with our “Set Sail” pass (a ship credit/identification card) we boarded in less than 15 minutes from the time we joined the line! Turns out we could have boarded the ship much earlier than we were told.
We checked out our cabins and then went about exploring the ship. It is very nice and the drinks just seemed to go down so easy now! Our bags arrived and we unpacked before our Muster for the emergency practice session. They showed us how to don our floatation device after the Captain did his welcome aboard speech. After that it was time for the sail away party as the Serenade of the Seas eased out of its birth and slowly rounded the rocky shores of the harbor entrance. We had a great view, although dark, of the old part of the city and the harbor. Lots of flash bulbs along the shore guided us out.
Dinner in the Reflections dinning lounge was of the usual high standard and we got to meet our main dinner waiter Edwin and his assistant Richard. They will take care of us during our main dinning experiences on board. We do have a couple specialty restaurants book during the cruise as well… more on that later.
We finished dinner and went for a walkabout to work off the added poundage. As dinner was late for us we were pretty beat so we called it a day. Tomorrow is Road Town on the British Virgin Island of Tortola.
Dinner in the Reflections dinning lounge was of the usual high standard and we got to meet our main dinner waiter Edwin and his assistant Richard. They will take care of us during our main dinning experiences on board. We do have a couple specialty restaurants book during the cruise as well… more on that later.
We finished dinner and went for a walkabout to work off the added poundage. As dinner was late for us we were pretty beat so we called it a day. Tomorrow is Road Town on the British Virgin Island of Tortola.
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