Day 2
Day two and day one sort of blend together, but the plane ride from Chicago to Amsterdam was uneventful (the kind we like). Getting in to Amsterdam we catch the train to the ship which was handy and only about a 15 minute ride. The train stop was so close to the ship we just walked. We had a bit of info to fill out when we got there and sat for about 30 minutes before they called boarding of groups 1-4 which was us. So we boarded and since it was too early to get into the rooms, as it is only about 11:30am, we got ourselves a snack and found a couple of lounge chairs and snuggled next to our backpacks, drifting off into a jet-lagged slumber. A couple of blissful hours went by and we decided our room was more than ready, so we headed toward the room. I took a couple of pictures before we got our stuff everywhere and I disinfected every inch we would be touching with lysol wipes I brought (yes, that includes inside drawers and hangers). My germ-o-phobe friends understand this. After I was unpacked and suitcases slid neatly under the bed, we started getting ready for supper. We decided to eat at a specialty restaurant tonight since they were offering a first night discount. So we get all showered and dressed up. Guy goes around to explore the ship while I was getting ready and came back with a full report. This ship (the Constellation) is the exact same layout as the Celebrity ship we were on out of San Juan (the Summit). That is good because I already know my way around, but the bad thing is there are no surprises or fun discoveries.
Dinner was in the restaurant called Cruise Liner. Very fancy and everything as presented beautifully. I had scallop Wellington as my appetizer and Guy had the risotto (he was best dish) and for dinner I had petit fillets and Guy had lobster which was prepared at the table. Our complaint was this process took one hour and 45 minutes. We figured it was nearly an hour between our salads and the entree. We were so tired we didnt stick around for the fancy dessert that was included, most flaming and prepared at the table. But we had had enough and were completely worn out by this dinner process. We wont be doing that again.
Off to bed exhausted 9:30pm...oh yes...the sun had not set yet. We pulled the curtains but the light room made no difference, we were asleep within 15 minutes. Oh yes! A special thanks to our cousin Maureen who had a lovely surprise waiting for us in our cabin. Lucky people have travel agents for relatives. :)
