Friday, November 19, 2010

Vacation in Review, Let the cruise begin

The itenerary of our 2 week cruise.
This was on a small ship with some overnight stays.
As many of you have heard, the places around the Black Sea were never on my list.  In fact .... some of these places scare me.
When planning this trip with our friends Sharon and Jerry ... I was reminded that it's not always about me.  What? Well... when did THAT start?
It's off to a great start, because we just got upgraded to a suite.  We had purchased a mid-range veranda, and were HAPPY to be upgraded.
We got a walk in closet, more space, a bigger deck, and a two room bathroom.  SCORE!

On our first night on the ship we were awaked to an alarm.
After a few awful sirens the captain came on to tell us that this was a fire alarm as there
 WAS A FIRE IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM
He then requested emergency personal to the laundry room.
As I consider panicking, I try to think about how far out to see we are already - should I get up and get dressed?  How long do I have before the boat sinks?  Is it cold out?  Where is my life jacket?
About a 1/2 hour later we were told the fire was out - and all was well.
Yeah right... could you wait and tell me there is a fire 30 minutes before I have to jump?

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