Tuesday 8 January 2013

Day One

Left home feeling both sad and excited at the same time. Made very good time on the roads though and by 11am we had arrived in Southampton, where we waited curbside for approximately 5-10 minutes for our bags to be collected and then went directly into the terminal. As instructed we made contact with ground staff and by 12:15 we were onboard Aurora and sitting down in the buffet having a small lunch. Funnily enough whilst waiting to board we met several people from the forum who recognised us by virtue of MJ being the only child in the room. Have to admit this did have me worried that there would be no children onboard at all!!!

After lunch MJ was ready for his nap, so with him in his buggy we walked around the promenade until he went to sleep. By two pm our room was available and we started unpacking a few bits and pieces after which we went to meet the reef rangers in the children's club. Happy to say that MJ met two other children and played in there quite happily before going up to tea. Quick nip down to the room for our life jackets and then we were off to the mandatory drill where MJ decided he wanted to explore the room inside and out in the middle of the captains talk!!! After much persuasion he let me put his life jacket on then decided he had to show everyone else how he looked, so he went and stood in the middle of Carmen's dance floor with the crew. Definitely not shy this little man!!! From there we went to deck eight for a spot of dancing/ people watching by the pool before heading back to the promenade to watch the fireworks.

By 6:15 we were back in the children's club where MJ stayed for nearly two hours on his own with the rangers before heading back to our room for some dinner and bedtime!

Hope you enjoyed reading,

Nicky

3 comments:

  1. MJ's going to be a big hit onboard. Bon Voyage!

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  2. Traveling. This word is like honey for my soul. I think that it's the best way to spend time ever. I want my kids to think in the similar way. Thus, I've made up some kind of plan:

    Euro Tour

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  3. So sad you didn't keep updating!

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