It's a bit tired

Aboard the ship for about two hours, and I'm afraid it's looking very tired and desperately needs a refit.
Our cabin is ok, but the bathroom is scruffy and worn, but hey ho, it's only for ablutions so we'll get by.
The TV is the old gas type, it's probably not even been converted to North Sea gas lol (sorry Egbert, that's a British joke)
Anyway these are only observations, not complaints, as I've promised myself there'll be no complaining on this trip.
One strange thing on here is that the evening drinks in the diamond lounge start at 4.30pm instead of the usual 5pm, just means I'll be drunk half an hour earlier than usual, lol.

Evening drinkie poos.

After the muster we met Maz and Sue in the concierge lounge for evening drinks.
It turns out as the are a few diamond plusses on board, they've split the drinks venues into three, which is great because we've got a choice of places to go in the evening.
Btw Maz and Sue where not very happy with their Grand Suite as it had an obstructed balcony. They complained about it to the concierge, and I don't blame them, they've paid quite a lot of money for this cruise, as they're doing a back to back and will be on board for about 28 days.
Anyway to cut a long story short, they phoned our cabin later in the evening to tell us that they'd been moved to another cabin, it was only the Royal Family Suite.... Woo Hoo.
We're going to have a look at it this morning, didn't go last night as we were in bed when they rang to tell us.... 8.30pm and in bloody bed!! We must be getting old lol.
Having said that it had been a long day, the first day normally is what with all the travelling and the free drinks lol.

That's the kind of captain I like

Did the muster as per normal, then when it comes to the captains bit at the end, he can normally rabbit on for ages about, rules and regulations, where the ship is going, the weather etc.
Not this guy, at the end of the muster, the cruise director announces the captain, and everyone groans as normal.
But this captain comes on the mike and says thank you for your time and the muster is over.
Wish they were all like that, lol.

Not a bad cabin

We'd booked a guarantee cabin for this cruise, and I honestly expected to get a cabin on a low deck, 2 or 3 possibly.
But just got the cabin number it's on deck 9, so I'm well pleased with that.
Just along the corridor from the concierge club, so nice and easy for my early morning coffee.

No time to catch my breath

Wow, hardly had time to breathe and we're off again.
Couldn't turn the offer down though, £499pp plus $100 0n board spend for 13 nights on the Adventure of the seas.
Started the washing and ironing the minute we got back from Dubai, so it's going to be from one extreme to another, 43 degrees in Dubai to about 15 degrees in Iceland.
Never been before to really looking forward to it.