Originally published October 20th on the Royal Caribbean Blog message boards. Friday, October 20 Since our departure time was slated for 9:10am, I set my alarm for 7. We were awake before that though, because at 2am I realized I packed my keys into the big suitcase that I left out last night and what if the bag doesn't make it to Philadelphia and my keys aren't there and how will I get home and I don't want to call my husband and say the keys are lost and .. and ... and... That kind of put ...
Enchantment of the Seas – Day 4
Originally published October 20th on the Royal Caribbean Blog message boards. Thursday, October 19 Day 4: I woke up on my own at 7am, which is good because we had to clear immigration at 9:30. It would have been 11:15 based on our muster station, but since we had an 11am excursion, we got to leave earlier. We got dressed and headed to our beloved windjammer for breakfast. Mom got her usual gluten free grub, I got "fruit" (chocolate covered bananas), some sweet bread with berries in it and ...
Enchantment of the Seas – Day 3
(rabbit rabbit!) Originally published October 19th on the Royal Caribbean Blog message boards. Wednesday, October 18 I woke up on my own at 7:10 which is me still waking up for work, but VERY late for work. We go up to breakfast as usual - I have a pancake, bacon, fruit, and a chocolate covered banana. Mom gets potatoes, bacon, fruit, and a gluten free roll. We have coffee and mimosas because WHY NOT? Captain Toni was in the Windjammer too! He may have just had fruit, which is good ...
Enchantment of the Seas – Day 2
Originally published October 18th on the Royal Caribbean Blog message boards. Tuesday, October 17 I woke up with a start at 6:30am because I was going to be late for work, which of course I was not. I peeked out the window and saw tiny glimmering lights in the distance. "Self," I said. "It's time to go see the sunrise." With Mom as my willing accomplice, we put on some appropriate duds and headed up to deck 9. There were clouds on the horizon so we didn't get the full effect, but it was ...
Enchantment of the Seas – Day 1
Originally published October 17th on the Royal Caribbean Blog message boards Monday, October 16. Woke at 4:30, picked up mom at 4:47 to head to the airport. The rain was falling at a steady clip. Things I hate: > Driving in the rain. > Driving to the airport. > Driving over the Walt Whitman Bridge. Unfortunately, sometimes we must do things we hate in order to get what we want. We arrived at the airport without incident at 5:15 for a 6:55 flight. The gas indicator bonged ...
3 Points of Business
1) My name is Kim. I have played video games since I was 8 years old. Some fantasy, some fun, and some amazingly violent ones. Mortal Kombat? Check. Grand Theft Auto? Check. MMORPGs where I sneak up behind other players and stab them in the back? Check. I am a 33-year-old woman who owns a house, is in a stable married relationship, and sits on the executive board at my job. (am I allowed to say that?) I have never assaulted a real-life person. I do not own a gun. Or even a baseball ...
