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| bon voyage |
Weather – Today was the first morning since we’ve been
in LA that we’ve woken up to blue sky and sun…auspicious?? 
Celebrity Eclipse
Steps – 7,200
Today we boarded the Celebrity Eclipse - our
home for the next 7 days. This boat can hold 2800 guests which is the second
largest ship we’ve on, the largest was just over 3000. We are used to a
ship with about 600 people, so this will be different. I am very curious to
experience life on a bigger ship like this is. I’m also curious to know how full
the boat is. It feels full, but I have nothing to compare to, so who knows.
almost there!
Another lazy morning with rooms service. Our
hotel booking included a $100 credit which we haven’t used yet, so breakfast
pretty much took care of it…wowza! In fact, we had to pay $4 on top of the $100!!
Our check in time for the boat was technically
2PM (late compared to our previous cruise check in times - typically late
morning. We’re staying in one of the boat’s ‘Retreat’ rooms which let’s us
board whenever. I wasn’t quite sure if this would work as it isn’t really
advertised this way, but sure enough we arrived at the port around 1:00, on the
boat by 130, and were exploring…Champagne in hand by 2:00. Check in was a BREEZE.
We had done much of the check in process online so as soon as we arrived (after
a 45min Uber
ride), we were ushered to the “Retreat” check in…basically a
person with an iPad to scan our boarding passes, check our passports and send us on our way.
As for scrutinizing our bags for contraband
booze…nope! No one could care less. Maybe because we only have carry on, but no
one looked twice at what we were bringing.
drying out
As soon as I took my shoes off in the room I felt a bit of
squish...squish, hmmm. Sure enough we have some kind of leak. Can’t see where
it’s coming from exactly but looks like the tub. We tell Mozes our room
attendant and when we come back later there is an industrial fan filling the
room with the sound of a plane taking off. When we came back at the end of the
night, the fan was gone, but a bit of squishy remained.
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| love the name! |
Our room is big. Not crazy big, but bigger than
we are used to. The balcony is bigger too.
We spend the rest of the day exploring, having
dinner, and seeing a comedy show. As expected with a ship this size, things are
hopping. The busyness is nice…gives a good vibe. People here seem friendlier
than on Regent (our usual cruise line.) People on Regent are friendly, but we don’t
usually meet many people. Despite sitting at bars (where most people meeting
takes place) on Regent we meet some, but not a lot. Each time we sat for a
drink today (4 different spots) we met people.
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