We boarded the Coral Princess on December 15Th after parting with Susan J. for her vacation at "All Creatures Great and Small" veterinarian and pet hotel in Murietta Hot Springs, CA. Her accomodations include her own three room suite and two play periods per day in the community play area. We brought along her favorite cat food, Fancy Feast, a huge supply of her favorite Temptations treats and her favorite toys. We should not have felt guilty, right? But we do anyway.
The Coral Princess holds about 2000 plus passengers and we read that it had been refurbished within the past few years. Once on board we discovered that it was, pardon the pun, all decked out for Christmas with ropes of lighted, green garland everywhere, Christmas trees on all the main decks and a Santa display in the Atrium. We were also delighted to find that the inside cabin we purchased had been upgraded to one with an unobstructed ocean view.
Having taken the red eye from LAX airport the night before and then spending five hours sitting in the cold, cruise line terminal, by the time our 1 PM boarding time arrived, we were pretty tired and hungry. We were first in line for check in and headed for our cabin; simply setting our suitcases inside our state room we headed for the lunch buffet. Once our hunger was more than amply appeased we headed for the pool and a comfortable deck chair and a siesta in the sun. An hour or so later we were ready to unpack and prepare for our first dinner in the dining room.
We discovered that we would be dining with seven very interesting people. Carolyn, a single, retired, California resident had once been the buyer for a large department store. Mike and Candy the parents of six grown children were also from California. They told us they were seeking some alone time and had requested a table for two. They must have succeeded because we never saw them again; anywhere! We discovered that we had several things in common with the second couple, John and Katie, a retired couple from Amarillo, TX. They had only been married for six years and had also met online. The last couple, Renon and Robert, were from Las Veges, NV also retired and celebrating their wedding anniversary. After dinner we went to the welcome aboard show that lasted all of 45 minutes and headed to bed. Glad the day was done!
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