We lucked out on a disability room that was one of the largest on the ship. Our deck was large with enough room for three scooters or up to six deck chairs. We ended up not using it much because it was either cold to begin with and boiling steamy hot for the majority of the trip. We had an extra-large king-size bed and lots of room to move around in the scooter. The bathroom was a walk-in, all tiled and lots of room.
As daylight fell, we moved under the bridge in Vancouver and we were on our way. I hung up and put away our clothes (took me two weeks to find there was a luggage compartment under the bed). The Ligo Market Buffet was full stocked and a wonder, seriously. There was an informative presentation on California Ports coming up, on the World Stage. The Company Men, a Motown quartet sang us off and away. A Sail Away Celebration was held on the back deck and we spent time in the Crow’s Nest while The Bee Man won at the casino and we had to stay up four hours, sitting at the machine, because he won big. Our cruise started off both frustrating but fineeeee.
It was after the dinner that I happened to sit with a woman who became a fast friend, indeed...in fact, she was from Lethbridge and her father had a band I, and my partner, danced to in the late 60s and early 70s. As well, she was so astounded because I looked, acted, sounded like her mother. As we met over the next few days, we discovered that we even had common ancestral names… We became fast friends.
Not much sleep happened that first night with all the excitement and his big win. It gave him money to play with and paid all our extra incidentals on the trip. We ended up only owing $178 which was a bonus. The gentle rocking of the ship gave us a wonderful sleep.
Carol Desjarlais 9.29.24
That sounds amazing!!!
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