Day 1 - Leaving Fort Lauderdale

Our cruise departed from Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, FLorida. There were about 2600 passengers and a couple hundred crew members (I forgot what they said). We had an inside stateroom on the fourth floor. There were 11 decks, in all.

This is a picture of our stateroom, 4763. Our friends, Sergio and Lisa Montes who went with us, were in the next room from us. These rooms are TINY, yet surprisingly sufficient. There was a lot of shelving, storage, and closet space. The bathroom was a bit small, but what can you expect.
Our luggage didn't arrive to our room until later that evening, which was a huge bummer becaue our swimsuits were not with us. However, as soon as the arrived I was in my suit and ready for the pool. Of course I couldn't actually get my hair wet because of our nice dinner that night.

As you can see, we left on September 11th. We saw this flying above us as we left the port. (It is being pulled by an airplane.)

Here is our first evening meal. We had so much fun dining with the same waiters each night and being able to order as many desserts, entrees, and appetizers we want. This is a 'lovely' shot of us (and Steve's pinky).

After dinner we enjoyed taking a walk out on the deck. The sunset was beautiful, but this might've been the only one we saw. We were usually eating during sunset time.