Finishing the drive to California & embarking on the cruise!
After six more hours in the car we made it to Long Beach.. It was so nice to have it be so warm when we got out of the car. It was 75 degrees! So much better than the 20 degrees we left behind in Utah.
We were all shocked at how fast & quick it was to get onto the ship, we didn't have any lines to wait in and the whole process was smooth! Yay.
After we got our stuff to our rooms it was time for lunch!
I can't tell you how happy I was for the Off the Grill bar.. French Fries, Honey Mustard & Chicken Tenders. YUM!
After some serious hard core eating we had to try out the ice cream and cookies... it was the first of many delicious servings.
We walked around the ship and got familiar with all the fun hang out places! Like the mini golf course, comedy club, adult hot tub section & the performance lounge. It was a pretty day & was so happy to be heading off into the sunset on a fun vacation.
Kelly hates selfies and I wore him out by the amount of pictures I wanted to take! But I know somewhere down the road I will cherish these pictures even more than I do now!
The Carnival Inspiration is one of the smallest boats that Carnival Cruise Lines has operating. We were in the very bottom deck in the very front of the boat so we felt all the rocking motions and the anchor dropping everyday. It was right next to a crew member door and we could smell spray paint sometimes & turpentine.
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| The adult only zone... love those chairs! |
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| Long Beach.. Hardly any inversion! |
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| View from the back.. Let the fun begin! |
Then we had the lovely hour of Muster Station and where to go for the lifeboat after you meet in your Muster Station.. pretty sure if there is an issue I am just going to get on any dang lifeboat!
We then headed off for dinner I am not sure if any of us were even really hungry but lets be honest on cruises your always eating or thinking about food. We had the coolest waiter, he is from Indonesia.I just love him. We also have two older ladies on our table one is from Michigan and the other from San Diego.
I had lasagna, fruit bowl, salad & of course Chocolate Melting Cake!!! That stuff is just so dang good although I have to say its rich and even somewhat more than what I can handle.
After dinner we headed back to our rooms and got into our swimsuits, Carly & Dan went to bed while the four of us went and got into the hot tub. There was already a black lady in it and she was super friendly of course she had a glass of wine in her hand, but still super nice.We stayed and talked to her and her husband for a long period of time. Then some fellow Utahns came to the hot tub they were from Cedar City and recently married they were super funny & nice. I love meeting people on cruises.. mainly because you have such a different interests and it makes life just interesting.
Moss sat and told several stories about hunting, snowmobiling and well he showed that he truly is our redneck friend. I love that kid though, he's like my big brother in a sense he teases me all the time and I try to get back at him but it never works. He is such a genuine kid & a great friend to Kelly and me!
This was our little towel animal! I was so excited to go to our room and see what we had on our bed!
Lights were out by midnight and so far the boat wasn't that rocky and we were on our way to Catalina Island!
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