We started the day in Oslo, Norway in our room at the Scandic Sjolyst Hotel.
We got dressed, packed our suitcases,
and went down for breakfast at 8 a.m. I retrieved my iPhone from the
desk, fully charged. I checked my email and Facebook on the hotel
computers, and went up and watched TV and read until 10:30 a.m. We
took everything down to the hotel lobby, which was packed with
tourists waiting for their sightseeing buses. We checked out, and had
them call a taxi, which came within five minutes. The taxi ride to
the cruise ship terminal was only about three miles and cost 170
kroner (about $30).
The taxi dropped us off right at the
baggage area of the terminal, and we handed over the bags there.
Then we checked in at the security station, received our room key
cards, had our picture taken, and boarded the Vision of the Seas
cruise ship at about 11:30 a.m.
We went up to the Windjammer Café on
Deck 9 for lunch right at 12 noon, and enjoyed salad, fruit and
bread. We were able to go to our cabin 3006 at 1:30 p.m. and settle
in. At 3 p.m., we went to the Legacy Family Tree meet and greet on
Deck 5, and met Geoff, Ken, Dave and Luc from Legacy, plus the travel
agent Christy, and a number of other cruisers, including
geneabloggers Kay Haden and Donna Peterson.
The lifeboat drill was at 4:30 p.m. –
we’re assigned to lifeboat 2. After that, we went back to the
cabin and unpacked the suitcases which had arrived while we were at
the Legacy meeting. The cruise ship departed Oslo at 5 p.m. – the
maneuvering engines in the bow are right below our stateroom.
Then it was time for dinner at 6 p.m. –
the Legacy group – 170 strong – was assigned to Tables 18 to 42
in the Aquarius Dining Room. Our assigned table was 32 with Sandip,
Edvin and ??? as our waiters. Linda explained her allergy problems
to Sandip and Edvin, and they reviewed the menu and suggested the Top
Sirloin steak for her. Our table-mates this first night included Ken
and Diane, Bruce and Patsy, Virgil and Kay, and Dennis and Barbara.
I had the top sirloin steak also. Linda asked for a rarer cut twice…
After dinner, we went to the Masquerade
Lounge and caught the end of the first show. Then it was down to our
stateroom, a check of the TV news, and to bed by 9 p.m., since we
were still not on a good sleep schedule yet.
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