Drive down was excellent. Bright skies and no wind. I am pleased that Port Canaveral was my destination rather than Everglades (though I may never live down that mistake!! It remains one of those life instances that keeps me humble!)
What a delight to be able to park a 2 minute walk from the ship. It might have been a bit more costly than out-of-port parking but I can already tell it’s worth the $$$. I breezed through check-in/ Though I was a bit astounded to find NCL did want a credit card as they already had mine on file, then I remembered that Audrey does that when she books passage. Polite staff, lots of help. Efficient.
As I began walking to the gangway, Dianne hailed me. She and Scott had also just arrived. Serendipitous! We enter ship together, talking all the way. Went to Garden Café for lunch. God food, chicken was excellent with a hint of Caribbean spice. About 1:30, the intercom announced all staterooms were ready for use. So we separated to find cabins and to stretch out for a bit.
I wandered round the ship for a while trying to orient myself. Discovered the Sun is much smaller than I expected, at least it feels that way. I’ll verify tonnage tomorrow. My luggage was delivered while I was exploring. Good timing.
At Boat Drill, I met John and Leanna from Jacksonville and his brother Tan and wife Kathleen from Virginia. We hd a nice chat and I hope to see them around the ship.
Dianne and I arranged for her to call me with a 10 minute warning so I could drop down to their cabin and give Scott his birthday scarves. He was pleased and so was she. She was flabbergasted that I made her one in her signature color.
Dinner was okay. I was not to thrilled about eating at 5:30, until we exited and had to wade through throngs sitting and standing in line to dine. The food was okay, but not stellar. Service was excellent.
I left my card in my cabin ( Aft 9242) and had to have another keyed. What a rookie mistake!! Clear evidence I was tired.
I excused myself from the entertainment show and went to 9242 to read for a bit, but I fell asleep within an hour. I can’t remember the last time I was asleep at 8:30 PM.NCL Sun - Embarcation/First Impressions
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