We boarded yesterday at noon and enjoyed a wonderful lunch up at the pool. It was sooo nice to see so many familiar faces among the crew, and to recieve all the wonderful warm greetings. The crew on this ship are a sea of smiling faces.The ship is full with not an empty cabin. There are many families and a total of 50 kids, mostly teenagers. Dinner last night was at Signatures, halibut and a chocolate tart, and it was supurb as always. The ship looks great all done up for the holidays. The new linens and coverlets on the beds are very nice. There is a little new carpeting here and there, but that is all I have noticed that has been redone. It is very windy and cloudy this morning, and we are rocking and rolling a bit. La Veranda was empty at breakfast so I'm guessing there might be more that just a few seasick passengers.