A big hello from aboard the Pacific Dawn (previously known as the Regal Princess… I guess she’s no longer become so regal and has had her princess title stripped from her).
So lets start from the very beginning. Boarding the cruise began sometime shortly after noon once we had deposited our bags and passed through the check-in counters where we had to register our credit card details for our on board cruise card (there was a brief moment in time where I began to wonder whether or not my credit card would get declined due to recent reckless spending…). Customs and immigration was a breeze, even with Tori yelling out “How cool is that?! They get to carry guns on them [the immigration officer]”.
Upon arriving in our cabin, we discovered that our baggage had in fact been incorrectly label by the clever Tori who had put down D177 instead of our actual cabin, C177. Throughout the afternoon (after a little buffet lunch cos we were starved), we had to check to see if we could find our bags. Sailing away was viewed from the front of the ship in The Dome where some celebratory drinks and picture opportunities presented themselves. At random times throughout the afternoon, we would find one of our bags sitting in a crew only area or in a hallway while we were wandering. Baggage accounted for; we set out to find some dinner and ended up queuing up at the Palm Court dining room. Because it is an opening dining system, if you don't book a table, you usually end up on a shared table with other passengers. After general chitchat throughout dinner, we headed back to the cabin to spend the rest of the night playing DS, reading or in my case, watching some TV downloaded prior to our departure. A rather uneventful day on the Pacific Dawn, but none the less, quite relaxed and casual.
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