Administration did a fine job tracking us down. Every time one of us entered either our old or new cabin, the phone would ring. We’ve gotten a little jaded, I guess, and know that immigration is usually an hour late. As it was today. We were in the Dumping Dining Room at least 45 minutes before someone from CBP cancer invited to look at our passports.
G immediately wanted to go outside to see how embarkation was going. We’ve been hearing some bad things cruise after cruise, and so it was again today. Over a thousand people stuck in lines outside the terminal while the waiting rooms were empty. Security screening was the hold up. We heard tonight that some people waited in line three hours to board.
While he was doing his investigative thing, I started getting th ins in the cabin unpacked and put away. And by that time it was noon, and we met up again in the Allegro Dining Room for lunch. And what an eye opener that turned out to be. Group after group of what looked like college aged passengers came in to dine, and several high schoolers with their parents. The average age in this cruise just went down at least 25 years. And we are sailing over-full with 4100 passengers, over 3000 of which are first time Princess cruisers. We weren’t expecting that until next cruise, but we like it. There is definitely a Carnival vibe on board.
I spent the afternoon in the cabin making two long phone calls which took up much of the afternoon until we went to the Elite Lounge at 4:30pm and dinner at 5. The dining room was still pretty empty when we left. Something tells me the buffet and outdoor food venues are going to get hammered this cruise.
