Today Everley, Maribeth, and I boarded the Disney Wonder. Eventually …
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| Please let us board!!! |
We started with breakfast at the hotel. Then we packed up and headed to the hotel lobby with the intention of calling a cab to take us to the port. While in the lobby, we noticed another group with the same bag tags as we had. I asked them if they were going on the Disney cruise and they said yes. I asked them if they were going to take a taxi and they proceeded to tell me that they got a big limo to take them. They then said they knew of a taxi that was the cheapest. Of course did they tell me the telephone number? Nope, but the desk had already given me the number of one they recommended. Meanwhile, the other group had relocated outside, presumably to get away from us, just in case we asked to go with them. I called the orange cab company, and in about two minutes the cab was in front, waiting to pick us up. Meanwhile, the snooty group stood there and watched as we loaded up. And left.
Our cab driver was quite jolly and chatty as we headed toward the ship. Once we got there though, dropping us off proved to be a problem. For one thing, everywhere he tried to drop us off, there was a policeman that told him he couldn’t drop us off. Finally he took us about two blocks down the road and unloaded us – two women, a toddler, a stroller, one big suitcase, two medium suitcases, one small suitcase, a duffle, a tote, and a backpack. In the parking lot. He pointed us in the right direction and said, “Just follow the sidewalk down to the port.” And so we did – Maribeth wearing the backpack and pushing the stoller and pulling a suitcase. Me wearing the duffle and the tote and wheeling two other suitcases down the sidewalk. We finally arrived at the port and managed to dump our bags with the bag people and waited in the line to check in, which we did, and then waited to board, which we did, and then ate. Let the cruise begin!
After the mandatory safety drill, a nap, and some playtime, we left San Diego. At dinner we met our tablemates – a couple with a three-year-old daughter and a mom with a five-year-old daughter. The mom and five-year-old left dinner early so the daughter could go to the kids club and the mom could eat in her room. After some initial trepidation, Everley and the other little girl hit it off and ate Mickey Bars together. All in all, a nice first day on the boat!!
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| One of the best things about cruising!! |
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| A whole different kind of cruising ... |
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Today was a great day because: breakfast with Everley and MB; taxi driver/ride and leaving the other group at the hotel; walking to the port; checking in/getting on ship; lunch and post-lunch nap; meeting table mates; on the cruise!!
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