The joys of
leaving the a cruise! We have been away for 3 weeks and we were
ready to go. With the cold that has been hanging on, we were ready
for a change. We did have an
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| New York From The Cruise Terminal |
groups were to leave. We said our final
goodbyes to Bill and Eli, got our luggage quickly (love those luggage
straps!) and made our way through immigration without much trouble.
The agent was actually pleasant! Out to the departure bus. With the
hoards of people going to Newark airport, there was a scramble to get
on the buses. We missed the first one. By now it was nearing 9:30
and the flight left at noon. However one of the longshoremen said
that we had plenty of time. I felt relieved.
We arrived at the
airport by 10:30. Nobody was in line anywhere. Porter offered an
earlier flight at 11. I did not think we had enough time. However
security was empty and we were ready to leave about 10 minutes after
arriving. The agents were very pleasant and joking. I did not opt
for the pat down! We were in Toronto by noon; passed Canadian
customs quickly and relaxed in the comfort of soft chairs. The an
hour into Windsor and it was over. Our ride was waiting.
The jury is still
out on the Regal Princess. In many ways it is really an improvement
over the older ships. The food was probably consistently the best we
have had on the ships. The room steward was the best we have ever
had (she arranged the shoes each night) and the staff we met were
very friendly as always . Atrium is large and spectacular. It
truly is the centre of the life on the ship. Gone are the smaller
venues for dancing. Princess Live is a small studio like setting for
talks, demos, trivia, etc. With all the expanded shops you feel like
you are in a shopping mall. In some cases we needed to walk through
them. The lack of a central staircase meant that we needed to be at
one end of the ship or the other to use them. Fortunately our cabin
was close to the forward one. They need another staircase and the
new ship being built will have one. That ship will stay in the Far
East. With the ship being all balconies a true promenade deck does
not exist which forces you to walk inside. Everywhere you looked the
hard sell for spa treatments, jewelry sales, photos, etc. was on.
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| Prominade Deck! |
We have not
even thought about another cruise at this time. Winter is here and
thoughts of warm weather occupy us now. Thanks to all who left
remarks on the blog site. They were appreciated. Until we travel
again we are silent!
