I have to write these things as I remember them because Debbie is not here to remind me of the things I forget. One really nice feature of these cabins is the reading lights have a blue night light in the base which illuminates just enough for you to be able to get around at night without turning on a light, Also the phones have a clock set to “ship time” and they also have a speaker phone and has caller ID…impressive. We were the first to arrive here this morning and the captain did a splendid job turning this monstrous ship around and backing into our spot. I got Lindsay up to watch and she was unimpressed and went back to bed! I just fixed some coffee and will go watch the other ships take their turns.We have been so lucky with the weather and after watching the Disney Magic, The Eurodam and Grand Princess come in we were off the ship and in a taxi to Magens Bay with thousands of our closest friends and shipmates….every square inch of sand was occupied I believe. After being in the taxi that was involved in we shall call it an “altercation” with the local police we paid him and quickly moved away from the situation. The kids enjoyed playing on the beach and the girls got their hair braided. We headed back to town about 1 PM and it was good we did since the 15 minute trip from the ship turned into a 45 minute trip to the ship due to an accident in the road. Chris wanted to buy something with his money and Teresa needed to find a pharmacy where she could get some more cold meds for the kids. Debbie and I had been to the pharmacy previously so I knew where that was so after Chris made a purchase, I took the kids and started walking back to the ship…it was 88 degrees and we were now three ships away from the Epic. While we were gone the Carnival Glory and Freedom of the Seas filled the two spots in front of us. We actually had to stop under the RCL tent to be in the shade for a minute to continue the trip. We finally got to our ship and they had ice cold towels and cold water waiting for us with lounge chairs to rest in under the tent…just like Celebrity Debbie! Nice touch NCL and even the kids were grateful and rested before we got on the ship and headed to the cabin. We went to Moderno restaurant last night which is the first Churrascaria at sea. The kids loved the idea of having this little card to turn over from red to green to signal you were ready for more. It was very good but the best part was Lindsay’s friend from the pool (Jo and her family) were seated at the table next to us. The kids chatted and decided they all wanted to go Recess together…. for the first time Teresa and I got to do grown up stuff..woohoo.! We went to the casino and lost then decided we were going to the Ice Bar. That was a hoot. They give you these parka’s and gloves to put on and two tickets for drinks in there but you are only allowed to stay for 30 minutes…it is 17 degrees in there! We determined it was like a meat locker that they had revised to add a few things but they actually had TV’s in there..I don’t know how they keep them working. We left there and went to the piano bar and had fun. We went to pick up the kids from Recess and Lindsay had just checked herself out. We obviously were able to drink enough between dinner and our two hours without the kids to be somewhat impaired because when I woke up this morning the cabin looked someone bombed the place. I also remember waking up and taking some Advil in the middle the night. It was a fun day and the kids had a good time at the White Hot party in the kids area as well. Hopefully when we get home I can post some of the pictures that Teresa took.
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