Hello to everyone!

We have had an uneventful two days thus far. The drive to Norfolk and embarkation were the easiest ever.

The ship is lovely, but shows wear a bit. Nothing major, however. We have truly had a wonderful time thus far although we are taking a much more sedate approach to this cruise. With all that has been going on this past month, we are making this cruise an "us" cruise and are being a bit antisocial. Dinners have been quiet affairs with just the two of us. We ate in Portofino the first night, and while the food was excellent, the atmosphere is lacking (too noisy, etc, etc)

The average age is higher than previous, but we expected that. Seas have been a bit on the rough side, but I am happy to report that Paige has handled them well.

Our room steward is a bit below par, but we are hoping for improvement. We are having to request things that on our last cruise were automatically handled (ice, replenishing water, etc). Like I have said, we are enjoying things otherwise.

We will be back in contact once we get to Bermuda. Olivia, the weather thus far has been nice, but I will keep you posted once we get to Bermuda.

Anthony & Paige

P.S. Sorry for the rambling mess, but I have not had time to truly organize my thoughts