I made it!

After a rough start yesterday, I made it onboard. My bank accidently cancelled my debit card yesterday so I almost had to fly to Rome with no US cash to my name and only 4.50 Euro. Luckily we got things cleared up as I sat nervously at my gate. For those wondering, the grand weight of that red suitcase – 57.5 lbs! Yikes.

My flight from Chicago to Rome was looking good when a cute guy sat next to me and recognized me from the Dallas to Chicago leg. That didn’t last long. When I finally faded off to sleep he had already popped 2 Ambiens, a Valium, and was on wine split number 7. I was amazed he was able to wake up when we landed in Rome.

I made my transfer to the boat and got onboard with no problems. It took a couple of hours for my room to get ready so I wandered around the ship, grabbed some lunch and then took a brief nap poolside on the Lido deck.

My room is great. It’s small but there’s plenty of space for my 57.5 lbs of stuff. We had a practice drill with life jackets and the full nine-yards. Afterwards I went to my room to unpack and didn’t even realize we had set sail until I noticed the scenery outside my balcony had changed. I can feel the movement but it’s very faint.

Well, I’m going to go tour around the boat some more. Later tonight there is a singles/solos meet and greet. If I can stay up until 10:45pm, I’m going to check it out. I leave you with a shot from my balcony as I sit here on my couch and type this. Scratch that, can't get my pictures to load right now. I will try again later!