We are alive and well!!!

So did you think we dropped off the face of the earth?

We're in day 3 of our cruise and it's been busy. Busy getting settled in. Busy trying to figure out the routines. Busy trying to find everything and figure everything out.

We arrived safely to the ship and departed from Barcelona on Sunday evening. It's a beautiful ship and there's over 4,000 passengers. Unfortunately of those there are over 1,500 children. They seem to be everywhere but luckily none too close to our cabin. There is an adult only area called Serenity, where there is hot tubs, whirlpools and lounge chairs. We're headed there today.

Yesterday we were in Monte Carlo. We took a tour of the city and went into the lobby of the Grand Casino but no gambling as you had to pay 10E just to go in. It was very Grand, just like in the Bond movie. The cars parked outside indicate the wealth of those gambling inside. It was really hot about 28 degrees so we returned to the ship, took a nap and then got ready fro dinner. Food on board is fantastic and you can eat 24 hours a day. Hopefully all the walking we've done will help.

Today we're docked in Civitavecchia, Italy and most of the passengers have taken off for Rome, which is an hour and a half away. We decided to stay on board as we will be returning to Rome after the cruise. Plans for the day are to eat, sleep, lay about in the sun and then a magic show this evening. We'll try to post on a more regular basis now and let you know how things are going.