DAY 25: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019: PRINCESS CRUISE DAY: ISLAND PRINCESS

Up at 6:40 and prepared the coach for our car departure to Fort Lauderdale to meet up with Carolyn and Rick for our Panama Cruise. We arrived at Port Everglades an hour and a half early. With the traffic jams we saw, Tom turned on WAZE and it brought us directly to Pier 21 which turned out to be the shopping center Pier 21. Fortunately, we were not far from the dock Pier 21 and there she was, Island Princess , as well as the interior parking garage a stone‘s throw away . That could not have been easier.

We chatted with Todd and Michael. Good to talk to them before we were out to sea. Checked in with mom and dad, also. Our last look at Facebook was made in the car since unwonted have phone service. Lucia, 

Deb, and connected with Sharon R and Sharon D. We texted with Chan and Michelle — all wishing us a great cruise! 

 Checking in was a piece of cake as was security. By 11:30, we were on the ship waiting for Carolyn and Rick. By noon, they had arrived, we located our staterooms , and went to the Bordeau Room for lunch. Miguel is our waiter . 

THIS CREW IS READY TO PARTY:LUNCH

First things first, after lunch a tour of the ship. Island Princess has 1, 970 passengers. There are 900 crew. It’s one of the smallest ships we have ever been on. The muster was at 3:15 was quick and we continued our walk around the ship.

SAFETY MUSTER

  At 4, we lifted the fenders and the ship departed the dock. We had lots of memories of this area—us sailing in and out of Port Everglades on Tomfoolery, waiting for the 17th Street Bridge to open, walking through Los Alos with Linda, spending time with Linda and Dick at their Ft L condo and  eating Cream of Bottom Shelf. 

We have walked this beach on ultra winding days getting stung by pelting sand, and stayed at the Hall of Fame Marina. Whew, lots in this city.

THE 17th STREET BRIDGE

DICK AND LINDA‘S BEAUTIFUL CONDO AT PORT EVERGLADES 

We hit some of the shops on the ship and signed on for 2 excursions. I found the fitness center for tomorrow morning. 

HEADING OUT TO SEA

TOM STUDYING THE NEWSLETTER: EMBARK


LEAVING THE DOCK

DINNER ABOARD


LOVELY COUPLE 

SHIPS POOL AND 

WE WENT TO ROCK AND ROLL TRIVIA AND REALIZED HOW BAD WE ARE AT SONGS AND ARTISTS ESPECIALLY WHEN 10 seconds OF THE SONG WAS PLAYED LOL!!

THE BEACH AND THE JETTY OUT OF THE PORT EVERGLADES 

WEARE ON OUR WAY TO A GREAT 10 Days

Probably lots of errors today, but the photos are pretty good! Off we go!