All Aboard The Star Princess

We began the e day with seeing a beautiful sunrise over the hills. Then breakfast and then we got our luggage on the bus and away we went. It was not as hectic as we thought it might be. Boarding was chaotic because there were 5 ships in port. We boarded surprisingly quickly and we having lunch by one o’clock. This is our least favourite stateroom. It is small and because it is meant for 4 there are 2 bunks on the wall. They fold up of course but they do stick out at least 10 inches and so getting into or out of bed means you have to manoeuvre around them. That is more difficult for Ken of course. We do have a view and we don’t have to move in between cruises so it could be worse.

I have decorated our door in the CARNIVAL theme and I think it look great and it is attracting loads of attention. My Valentine flowers arrived and they are beautiful.

Our room steward is Vincente Pabalan and he is a gem. The best yet I think.

We have lots to drink because of the free mini bar set up. I was able to get the ship magnet to add to our collection. I also got 2 charms for my bracelet. One is the sea witch and the other is a ship. Yesterday morning the Cruise Critic group had the Meet and Greet. There was an amazing turnout. It was grand to put faces with the names of people I have been chatting with for months. The captain and several of the senior officers came to welcome us on board.

Last night was the first formal night and Ken looked smashing in his tuxedo. The other man at the table also had a tux. So far we have met one couple from our dining table. They seem to be very nice. They are from Colorado. After dinner we went to the Champagne waterfall and the production show. The title was British Invasion and as usual it was great. We have been sleeping in and relaxing but tomorrow is our first port and we have a shore excursion booked so we have to be in the line up at 8:00 in the morning.