Embarkation:

We had zero problems with embarkation -- we had a private car bring us down from our homes in Burbank and Sherman Oaks and we got to Long Beach around 10:15-10:30am -- we checked in, got our Sail and Sign cards, we were given Boarding Zone 1, and we headed over to roam around the Queen Mary. I've done it before so no huge excitement there. It was just fun to keep walking down the deck to check whether or not anyone was trekking up the Splendor gangway yet . Around 11:30, we decided to trek back over to the Splendor and voila! There was Boarding Zone 1 heading in to security and the ship! We were through security with NO issues -- easy peezy. Here's where I can offer a wee bit of advice -- if you can manage taking out the cash and withdrawing from the ship ATM if/when you need more, we used cash for our Sail and Sign and managed the finances MUCH better than we have previously when using a credit card. It just kept us honest . I recommend this highly.

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