well now on board the mariner
it was very nice to have the dining room manager and concierge
both waiting to meet us as we got our from our car

they looked after passports etc and got us on ship directly
since we had many bags we sent 4 on the bus from the hotel
as it would not all fit into the car

the ship is beautifull as usual and we know a lot of teh crew which also makes it very very nice


tonight light dinner and early night as only one sea day for next 31 days

will update tomorrow