Dinner first night

After a leisurely boarding we received official Botkin-cruise T-shirts (Noah's wearing his) and the headed to the dining room. Dianne Sherry and Noah settle in to the first of many delicious meals!

Gingerbread village

Well, here's a closeup, hard to make out underneath all the icing

Christmas on board

Christmas is in evidence all over the ship, especially in the main lobby which rises 6 floors and usually has a live band playing. There's a huge gingerbread village below this Santa sleigh (next picture).

Big boat

Too big to fit into a picture. There are about 20 sections this size. 2600 guests, 1200 staff. That's one quarter of Acton floating in the Bermuda Triangle

Pre-flight check

Waiting for the flight to Florida, I set the boys onto trying to figure out the combinations that I've forgotten to all the old luggage locks on my bags.