Arrived in Florida 4 days early to spend some time in Key West. One great day for a boat ride to the Dry Tortugas (I'm a birder - no rational person would want to go there), then the weather turned bad for the last two. We had frost on the motel roof south of Miami on the morning of the 11th.

Jan 11: Turned the rental car back in near the airport, then took the RCL charter bus to the ship. Got a line of BS from the driver that "he had to supervise the unloading of our suitcases personally". I've had a lot better pleas for tips than that! Took a solid 15 minutes to get on the ship, and that was because the bar code didn't print on our preboard documents. Did the usual roam around the ship tour and sampled the cold cuts, etc in the Windjammer. Standard cabin, standard shower knobs (one for temp, one for more water). Good towels, good soap (no snot in a bottle this time) Water always hot in a hurry. Smelled like sulfides a couple of times.

Jan 12:at sea. a couple of trivia games, tour the Royal Suite in preparation for the bingo (lost). Dinner featured escargot (had two, good), lobster bisque (fair, fishy tasting) and Cherries Jubilee for dessert (not enough/any booze in it). Read more