Tuesday April 3, 2012

Tuesday April 3, 2012 Aboard the Star Princess At Sea. N37°47.6584' W122°24.5754

We got up about 8 AM and had coffee in the room. Since we didn't have to check out until noon and the bus was scheduled to pick us up at 12:45, we took our time getting ready to go.

I did go back down to the NW corner of the block to try again for the cache I didn't find yesterday. Same result today.

The bus was late in picking us up to go to the ship. We were told that because of spring break traffic was heavier than usual. We were on the Star Princess by about 2:30. After dropping some things in the room we went to the buffet in the Horizon Terrace.

We tried to stay out on deck for the sail away but it was much too cold. Neva and Gerri did go on deck when were went under the Golden Gate Bridge. I took pictures from our balcony.

Our luggage was delivered to our room one suitcase at a time. It was 6:30 before it was all there. Our dinner seating was 8:00. Our table was just inside the dinning room doors, very handy Our table party was us; Sue and her sister Caroline and her husband Michael; and Ann and Bob. Ann and Bob are from Saratoga, CA. Ann is from San Francisco and her sister and husband live in Redmond, OR. I think we lucked out again with table mates, conversation flowed well. The dinner was excellent. We lingered at the table after dinner over coffee and desert. We didn't make it to the showroom.

Incidentally our suite is D708, near the rear of the ship. Very handy to the dining room, only down 3 floors. However we are at the opposite end from the Princess Theater..

Leaving San Francisco was cold and until dinner the sea was rougher than we are used to, not really bad but we have been spoiled on our prior cruises. When I went out on the balcony for a position reading it was calmer and much warmer than earlier in the day.

Neva and Gerri at Muster Station

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