Friday, June 14, 2024

On Board the Island Princess

Overall we had a very pleasant day today.  Our Lyft driver showed up right on time and we were actually on board the ship by 11:20!  We had completed all the needed steps to be what Princess calls "Green Lane" so all we had to do was show our passports twice and walk on board. 

We have Reserve Collection dining on this cruise so we eat in a dedicated section of the dining room with special wait staff.  We enjoyed both lunch and dinner in the dining room and have a great waiter.   He promised to sing to us at dinner tomorrow for our anniversary.   At dinner we were seated next to a couple with the same anniversary as us, only this will be their 51st.  Love that Pina Colada cold soup as you can see in the photo.

Our mini suite is rather spacious, especially compared to our NYC hotel room, and especially the bathroom.  Here's a picture of the main part of it.
On the right is a picture of the atrium in the center of the ship. 

While waiting to depart we had time to take some pictures from our balcony. We had an excellent view of both Manhattan and New Jersey.  As we departed,  Mary got this great shot of the Statue of Liberty.

Rhode Island, tomorrow!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bon voyage! Hope you have a wonderful cruise with good weather all the way. You're off to a good start with pina colada soup!
Happy 50th anniversary to you and Mary! Enjoy your special day!
Gail

Anonymous said...

Great photos Bill . Your room looks nice , loved seeing the Statue Of Liberty , a nice photo of you and Mary . Tell Mary I love her top ha . Have a great 50th Anniversary Bill , Mary too . Enjoy the cruise . Pat