I'M ON A BOAT =)

So.. today we boarded the ship.. and now I am currently ON A BOAT and on my way to SPAIN!!!

 

I woke up this morning around 7:15 (ugh.. so early!) and got ready to leave the hotel and head to the ship!  I grabbed a muffin out of the "special people only" continental breakfast - you had to have access to the 6th floor and swipe your hotel card on the elevator to the 6 floor and into the room to get the breakfast? weird. But, i got a muffin and went back to my room to make sure all my stuff was ready to go! 

 

We went to the lobby and a lincoln navigator was waiting for me and the two girls who i shared a hotel room with.. yeah we rode in styyle to the port!!  It was only 5 dollars a person and he loaded/unloaded our luggage for us (which was a TON!).. so that was cool.. then came the dreadful process of checking in.  The line was really long and there were many steps in the process before we even got on the ship, and the whole time I had my 2 carry-ons and half of the time my other luggage with me!  Needless to say, i have bruises on my shoulders from wearing my bookbag all day yesterday and this morning!  I am sooo glad I no longer have to lug that stuff around!  But, finally we went through security (a few times) and then we were on the ship!!!!!

 

I went through some more registration processes then went to find my room!!  I am in a quad (which was a great choice).. it is 2 regular sized rooms, connected with a door and we all just share a bathroom.. my room has a window, and up by the window is enough space to fit your mattress and sleep there!? So.. that is cool. and right now we are using that for storage!  I hopefully will post pictures of the room soon, but through this free email account, we can't send attachments or pictures.. so you will have to wait to see it.. but believe me it's nothing special.. tiny and bland, but it works!

 

After getting unpacked (which took forever!!!!!!!!!) we had some time to relax and then at about 1600 (4 o'clock.. we run on military time) we had to have our lifeboat drill, where everyone puts on the life vests and looks really good and stands where your lifeboat would be.  That took awhile, and it seemed even longer b/c it was cold here!!  I cannot wait until we are further south and it's not so cold!

 

We had a few more things tonight, but all in all, it really just was an unpacking and figuring things out day.  Tomorrow, though, is booked and we have orientation-like things to do all day, so that should be fun!  I am wayy tired now since it's been a long day.. so I think I am going to take a shower and head to bed.. and I do realize  it's not even 11 yet, but that's ok. Oh, and in Nova Scotia, we are an hour ahead!?  So, i believe we still are only an hour ahead since we haven't gone that far yet!?

 

More to come later.. tomorrow is our first full day at sea!!