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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Travis and Quinn jumping in the pool for the first time! They couldn't wait to get in once we were on the ship and unpacked. There are 2 big pools and 6 hot tubs. Travis is loving the basketball court and Quinn doesn't want to do anything except swim. They both signed up for the Kids Club and if we let them, they would be there all day and night! No kidding, they are having such a great time with the new friends they have already made. One of Quinn's friends is the daughter of the ship's doctor. She is from South Africa and they are pretty much inseparable. Travis has found a friend named James and he is from Canada. It has been pretty nice for us adults though; the kids club is open from 8am-11pm so we can have meals together without the kids - and without feeling guilty about it!
Here is our stateroom. It is not the largest room we've ever had, but we were all pleasantly surprised with how big it is. There is a ton of storage and we are pretty comfortable. My favorite: no windows so the first morning we slept until 10:30! It was great. No one has been seasick at all. The water has been as smooth as glass though, so we haven't been tested! Hopefully it stays that way!

Here is Dover Castle and the White Cliffs of Dover from the ship. Obviously, we boarded the ship in Dover, England. The cliffs were really cool to see and Rolf loved seeing the castle. The first structure was build in 600 and it has been evolving since. He was pretty impressed by that! The ship left port right on time and we spent the first hour or so . . . eating! There was a beautiful lunch buffet by the pool so everyone went to eat as they came aboard. Travis is LOVING all this free food. He says this is the best vacation we've ever been on . . . and we haven't even been in port yet!


The kids by the ship before taking off. We're ready to go!




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