Fort Lauderdale, Florida
I was wiped out by 10:30 last night and I slept ten hours. I headed out to the pool about 10. It was a lovely day and I was able to get my half mile swim in and sit on the pool deck before the sun was blocked by the hotel building around 1:30.
I stopped by the Cruise Specialists table in the lobby and was able to meet Sharon, my agent. It was good to finally meet her in person.
As I had nothing else I needed to do, I took the 2 pm shuttle over to the Broward Mall. I didn't find anything I couldn't live without but I did have a yummy pretzel (from Auntie Anne's) and a lemonade.
Returned to the hotel at 3:30 and watched the ships sail out of Fort Lauderdale on the webcam before getting ready for dinner.
The travel agency I use, Cruise Specialists, always has a cocktail party and dinner before the Grand World Voyage. I saw quite a few people I knew including four people from the same dinner table on the 2018 GWV. Sherita and I were able to catch up on things (since the Grand South American cruise) and ate at the same table along with four other people I've met on past cruises.
We had a salad, chicken and mashed potatoes, and tiramisu. After dinner, Orlando Ashford (HAL president) spoke for a few minutes. He announced that we had two teenage girls doing the entire cruise with their parents and that his wife and 14 year old son were also doing the entire voyage. Gerald Bernhoft, the director of the HAL Mariner Society (the loyalty program) spoke. The dinner broke up around 8:45.
Tomorrow is the big day so I am hoping to go to bed early (for me) after the 11 pm news.
My hotel room is fairly typical but does have some unusual art.
not sure what it is supposed to be but it has its own spotlight
the inside of the bathroom door
spot the lizard in the bush by the pool
The Cruise Specialist vest and bag with the 2020 GWV logo
Smooth sailing until next time!
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