Airport and check in.

We arrived at Manchester Airport just under two and a half hours before the fight. There was already a fairly long queue but it moved quite quickly. Half way through we were handed details of our Cabin Number, luggage labels, and tamperproof security stickers to put on the case. After handing over our cases the next time we saw them was outside of the cabin. Next it was on to security where we only had about a five minute wait, once through we collected some pre ordered foreign currency at the Thomas Cook desk. I was pleased that I had ordered this on the internet a day earlier as the airport rate was substantially lower to walk in customers. We had been given access to the Escape Lounge by our TA. I can only echo the comment of a Business Man who sat next to us in the lounge and said to me that "it's the worst UK lounge he has ever been in". Crowded, no natural light, poor range of snacks, not enough papers to go around etc were some of the comments. It did however provide an opportunity to meet some fellow cruisers.

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