Excellent trip; in addition to our flight arriving early, our luggage arrived too. Nowadays, it’s a big deal if your luggage shows up at the same time as you do! As soon as we got into the taxi to Southampton, the driver made sure we weren’t starving by offering us water and bananas. What a thoughtful action

After a restless night at the hotel, we were relieved to arrive to our home away from home for the next two weeks. Our luggage was quickly whisked away, much to our delight, as we exited the taxi at the dock. Though we arrived early, we were checked in and given our “keys,” and proceed directly to our cabin.

We discovered a lovely birthday greeting for Jay on the monitor as we left for lunch. The new ship medallions know precisely where you are and will recognize you as you approach your door or any display monitor. I am aware that some people dislike the concept of being tracked but I personally do not mind, I just hope they figure it out right away if I fall overboard though I doubt that would happen as I have no plans of hanging over the edge of the ship! We also ran into Raj who we met last year on the same ship!