All aboard II

My Brand new Tory Burch sandals. Miller Thong in black patent leather. Just love them. Not possible to get hold of in Norway, but managed to order them from Nordstroms and have them sent to me through a forwarding service in New Jersey. Very convenient.

Time for embarkation. After spending the morning at the RL store up the street. We checked out of the hotel just in time to celebrate the Norwegian gold medal in the European Handball Championship. Tapas and sangria at La Picoteo. Would have been a perfect occasion for champagne, but unfortunately our old friend Mr. Perignon was nowwhere to be seen. Even though he was a monk, and this was - after all - a convent. Looks like we can stop worrying about the financial crisis when hotels are SOLD OUT of Dom P. Hoorray.

Of course - we managed to pick up our luggage from storage at the very same time as our twenty fellow countrymen (and women). They were now even more "up there", as they were about to gather all of their luggage, including their golf bags, to get to the pier in time. To embark on their biiiig ship. I found it quite amusing when they talked about how they had neeeeever even heard about our tiiiiiiny little ship. Although they even knew people that worked for a cruise line. Can you imagine?

There was much whining about how painful the embarkation process would be. How the luggage would arrive late, and most probably not in time to get dressed for dinner. There would be long lines of grumpy and rude fellow passengers. Warm and uncomfortable.

Oh well. Although I wanted to tell the poor woman a thing or two, I just smiled and nodded sympathetically. Like I could relate to whatever she was whining about. Totally. Sometimes I am a good girl and manage to keep my mouth shut.

Then we left. All twenty of them still outside the hotel in the heat waiting for the one missing golf bag.

OUR embarkation process was more like this:

0150 PM: Taxi to pier.
0200 PM: Arrival at pier, porter takes care of luggage.
0205 PM: Security screening.
0210 PM: Walking up gangway of Seadream I to greet the Captain.
0211 PM: Refreshing cold towel and champagne.
0215 PM: Canapés in lounge, while waiting to check in.
0225 PM: Neck massage while waiting.
0230 PM: Check-in (deliver passport, take photo, swipe Amex)
0235 PM: Enter cabin 205, where all luggage is lined-up.
0236 PM: Open our complimentary demi-bouteille of champagne.
0238 PM: Decorate cabin for Christmas with ornaments, lights and tree.
0240 PM: Husband lounges on sofa, while I unpack all luggage.
0320 PM: Luggage unpacked and stored. Champagne bottle empty.

I simply have no idea what that woman back at the hotel was complaining about. Some people are just never happy, right?




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