I shoot video and stills alternatively, so these are some stills from the sail away. The champagne has been opened and it's bubbles released.
We move slowly down the channel towards the sea. We have to go slow as there are many pleasure boats entering and leaving the harbor, plus, any faster and I would spill my champagne.
We pass the rocks where I go to take photos of ships leaving port. There are many people there doing the same thing. We wave goodbye...even though we have never met them.
In the distance is the Marriott Harbor Beach
The pilot boat makes it's way back to the harbor to guide the next ship out
Now we can speed up to 20 mph or so, on our way to a private Princess island in the Bahamas
It's an hour since we set off on our cruise and the sun will be setting soon
That's Miami on the distant horizon
Once we are away from land the Casino and the ship's boutiques open for business. Passengers go to dinner in one of the MDRs- Main Dining Rooms. People swim in the 4 pools on the Lido deck or relax in one of the many jacuzzis found there. There's a band playing in one or more of the lounges. Movies are shown on a giant screen on Lido deck and the popcorn is passed around by the stewards. There may be some acrobats or jugglers performing in the Piazza- the central hub of the ship that reaches up through 3 decks. Room service waiters push carts of food down the passenger hallways, the bars do a brisk business. The ship is a hive of activity.
For us, our first night on board always means Dinner at Sabatini's, the ship's Italian restaurant. It has become our tradition. It's a Specialty Restaurant which means there is a $25 per person cover charge for dinner but as we are suite passengers we get to eat there (or the Crown Grill steakhouse) for free on our first night on board. It's much quieter and therefore more relaxing than the MDR or the Horizon Court-the ship's "All you can eat" buffet.
Here's a video clip from our first dinner on board....
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