Our 2 week Cruise through the Mediterrean starts now!

Today is the day we arrive at  the ship for our 2 week Greek Mediterranean Adventure! We have our usual cafe latte, fresh squeezed orange juice and fluffy croissants. The shops close early Friday night and do not open up till Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Also the prices are cheaper at the stores off the Main Street. So we grabbed some last minute souvies....magnets for the cabin, t-shirts and Barcelona themed items.  The one thing that is pretty funny we noticed is that on La Rambla there were a group of Nigerians selling knock offs on these white sheets. The first time we saw them they all of a sudden pulled a rope that gathered all the stuff up like a Santa Claus bag and sling it over the shoulder and take off because the police spot them and chase them away.  It's like a cat and mouse game and was pretty funny to watch this all night long. My daughter managed to get a Michael Kors knock off before they packed up. 

Back at the hotel we have a taxi come to pick us up and take us to the pier to be on our way. Check in is seamless and Princess really has this all done to a science. We find our room, unpack our bags, buy our coffe cards, soda and more cards , check into the teen club and hit the buffett. One thing I learned is don't eat so much at the buffett otherwise you won't want to eat dinner. We hit the sail away party , walk around the ship , have a couple drinks and before you know it, it's dinner time. The wait was only about 10 minutes and we have the "always available" salmon, asparagus , creamed artichoke soup and the famous "Love Boat Dream " dessert. This ship does not have the promenade deck so we opt for the walking track which is not as long as the promenade so have to do extra laps to work off what we ate. We listen to music have a drink and head up to bed because tomorrow is Cartagena and we have an excursion booked.