Page 2 - Getting On Board
We departed home about 10:30 am after saying Adios of Irene and Scout! They ar e going to be partying the entire weekend!
Scout becomes suspicious when Irene comes to visit
He knows he is oin for a lot of scratching
The bags are packed; we are ready to go!
More bags??
Did You Know? - According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word baggage comes from the Old French bagage (from baguer 'tie up') or from bagues 'bundles'. It may also be related to the word bag.
Also according to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word luggage originally meant inconveniently heavy baggage and comes from the verb lug and the suffix -age
Paul gets a small carry-on bag while Mary gets the serious suit cases!
Oh dear me! We will have to tie Paul to the top of the car!
We are only going for three days!
"Oops, I thjought you said three weeks!!"
Thank you Bob for a precision packing job.
Celebrating twenty-one years!
Irene provided the pictures.
Burp!!!
We had tpo stop for gas twice, the Passports seemed to be lost, we took the 605 freeway by accident, and GPS was indicating it would take four days to get to the port (soneone entered San Pedro North Carolina). We thought we were hearing a typewriter but it ws Mary bitting her nails!
It was an overcast day with a bit of drizzle
Horray, we spotted the ship!
Dead ahead is our destination!
Mary wondered who we were taken behind the screen where we were alone!
"Why are we back here?" I did NOT tell her!
Who did NOT have their passport when checking in? Take a guess!
The cabin was a total surprise to Mary!! Her eyes got the size of a pie pan when she first saw the room!
Her words were, "Oh My!"
Robin and Bob soon joined us.
Yes, we had a grand piano!
It has a CD Player under the keyboard so we had classical music the entire weekend!
We had plenty of room on the balcony!
My badge was ready for me to put on and wear proudly on our trip!
Herman the German has been replaced.
Did You Know? - Titan, better known by its former nickname Herman the German (US Navy designation YD-171), is a large floating crane currently serving in the Panama Canal performing heavy lifts for lock maintenance.
Prior to its move to Panama in 1996, the crane was based at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard from the end of World War II until the yard's closure in 1995. It was seized from the German Kriegsmarine following the end of World War II as part of war reparations.
The crane was built by Demag Cranes AG as Schwimmkran nr. 1 in 1941 for the Kriegsmarine, where it had served in the Baltic Sea tending German U-boats.
We were getting tended.
It was a wine tender, our kind of ship!
The Master Bedroom was amazing
We had a bathroom in the bedroom and a guest bathroom near the living room.
A view from the bedroom.
Champagne to celebrate (Courtesy of Bob)
Picture time (Courtesy of Bob)
We are ready to explore the ship (Courtesy of Bob)
We are on our way!!
Twelve stories tall, inside!
Question: Do you eat the leftovers from dinner? (To a Crew Member) -
Polite Answer: *through clenched teeth* No, we are provided with our own meals.
What We Were Actually Thinking: It's called a mess hall for a reason. Of course we eat the cold, old guest leftovers for dinner. Be sure to leave something good on your plate for us tonight!
The promenade was interesting, shops and stores and bars, oh dear!
We had the "kids" at the front desk set up our phones for the internet!
We also got new ID cards identifying Mary as a Diamond member from her past cruises!
"OK, I am ready to go!"
We are getting ready to go but the cargo ship must pass by first!
"Where is he off to??"
