Bon Voyage!

We departed for Alaska out of Vancouver in the early afternoon. It was my first cruise experience and Dave's 2nd (although his first was a Disney cruise as a little kid). We were excited for all of the ports we would visit and the delicious food we would eat. Upon checking into our room, we had to report to our muster stations for training and then we set sail for the Inside Passage. We waved goodbye to Vancouver and said hello to our home for the next week-- the Celebrity Millennium.

I was amazed with the facilities! There were restaurants and buffets on every deck; there were fancy gyms, pools, casinos, bingo halls, theaters, and auditoriums. It's like it's own little city on the sea. You can imagine my excitement finding that you could have any type of food you wanted at any hour of the day. And while the restaurants and buffets are closed from 2 to 5 am, the free room service operated 24 hrs/day! Our first full day on the ship was spent at sea, but we used it as a time to take in the beautiful sites of the Inside Passage from the top viewing deck and even found time for some Bingo. It was the first Formal night and we enjoyed dressing up for the fantastic four-course meal. After dinner, we enjoyed a show at the theater.

Our dinnermates: all of them were from New Jersey and one of the couples was even our age!

I can't imagine a better place to cruise-- you don't just see water from your room, you see beautiful fjords and mountains rising from the ocean floor. It made the day at sea magical!