Day 1: March 22, Sunday Flight & Hotel Stay
We are up early, showered, dressed, loaded our luggage into the car, and headed to the Huntsville International Airport. We arrived a little early due to a shortage of TSA agents.
We didn't have a problem. We meet up with fellow travelers Shelia, Mickey, David, and Cindy.
We boarded Delta Airlines flight 3009 to Atlanta, GA, around 6:30 A.M. We got to Atlanta about 30 minutes early, but had to sit on the plane while it unloaded passengers.
We unlocked the plane and went to our next gate. We had to take the Metro to Gate F. Once we reached the gate area, I went to look for something to eat. I stopped at Atlanta Bread Company, where I bought a Chicken Salad Sandwich cut in half, a bag of chips, and a Diet Coke, which Hubby and I shared.
At 10:05, we boarded Delta Airlines flight 1990, seats 25E and 25F, from Atlanta, GA to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
We were served cookies, chips, and Coke. This flight took about 2 1/2 hours. We watched our flight on-screen. We arrived in the Dominican Republic, disembarked, and went through customs.
We said goodbye to our friends, who are staying at a different hotel. We looked for our ride and finally found it. We met a couple from Hartselle, AL, on the ride to the hotel.
We arrived at the Hilton Garden Inn, room 418, La Romana, Dominican Republic, where we stayed one night.
We checked in, took our luggage to our room 418, then went to dinner.
We ordered Caesar salad, cheeseburger, fries, and two waters.
After dinner, we strolled outside to watch the sunset.
3546 Airport 11:08 A.M.
3549-3561 Punta Cana Airport 2:14-2:43 PM Terminal B
3562 Hampton Garden Inn Punta Cana Room 418 @ 4:57 P.M.
3563-3565 Walking outside
3566-3567 Dinner @5:30 PM
3568-3605 Walking around the hotel and sunset 6:09–6:57 P.M.
Day 2: Mar 23, Monday, Traveling to Port and boarding the ship
Breakfast at the hotel, where we ate from the buffet. I got sausage, egg, fruit, cheese, and juice.
We went back to our room until around 9 A.M., when the NCL Rep would be downstairs to take us to our ride.
Hubby stayed in the room while I walked around the hotel and down to the ocean.
We loaded onto the van that took us to the port where the ship was docked.
We had to fill out immigration papers and then go through immigration.
We got our key cards and loaded onto the ship. Room 9039 Muster Station K
We were hungry by this time, so we went to the ship's buffet. We looked for somewhere to sit, finally finding seating outside near the swimming pool.
We watched the ship leave port, and all the workers on the island were standing on the pier waving goodbye.
I took a long nap and got up around 8 P.M., and we went to dinner in the Palace Dining Room.
3621-3640 Traving to Ship @10:57-11:16 A.M.
3641-3651 Port @11:20-12:06 P.M.
3652 Lunch @ 12:34 P.M. Watermelon, fish, cake, and Ice cream.
3558-3661 Dinner @ 8 P.M. Caesar Salad, Fish, Crème Brûlée
Day 3: Mar 24, Oranjestad, Aruba (Sunset Cruise)
Breakfast in the Crossing Dining Room. I ordered an omelet with sausage and French Toast. We ate with our friends Shelia, Mickey, Cindy, and David.
We ate lunch in the Crossing Dining Room. I ordered a hamburger, fries, and a chocolate cake.
When we docked, around 1 P.M., our friends went to the beach, but we decided to walk around in Aruba.
We took everything with us because we are taking a sunset cruise from 4:30- 7:30 P.M.
After our cruise, we returned to the ship, showered, and dressed for our specialty dinner at Cagney's.
I ordered shrimp skewers, creamed potatoes, salad, and Raspberry Crème Brûlée.
3662 Sunrise @6:27 AM
3663 Replicia Ship @7:23
3664-3665 Breakfast at Crossings
3666 Walking outside on the ship
366-3670 Lunch 1212:47–1:05 P.M.rossings
3671 Tickets (Excursion)
3672-3676 Sunse Cruise 5:37–6:52 P.M.
Day 4: Mar 25, Wednesday, Willemstad, Curacao Netherlands Antilles
Breakfast Crossing Parfi, Patries, Scrambled egg, and sausage.
Lunch: 5 O'clock Somewhere Curacao
Dinner:
We slept late and did not leave the ship until 10 A.M.
We ate breakfast in Crossings, then returned to our cabin to collect our belongings and proceeded to the port.
We walked along the beachfront, stopping at Diamonds International for two free bracelets and charms. We stopped at what was left of the historic RIF FORT, built in 1828 to protect the entrance to St. Anna Bay and the outer part of Otrobanda.
We walked across the bridge and stopped at the Maritime History Museum. We walked back to the ship stopping at 5 O'Clock Somewhere for lunch, we ordered 3 soft chicken tacos, chips and salsa and drinks.
Hubby bought 3 shirts for $20.
We returned to the ship and went to our room, which had not been cleaned, so we went to deck 11, poolside, so I could write in my journal.
Hubby ordered a margarita, Angry Orchard, and Pinacola.
We ate dinner around 6 with our friends, then went to see a show around 7:30 with Juggler Dave Rave.
We went to Effie's store for a talk and charm.
3705-3706 Breakfast 9:17 AM
3707-3752 Port at 10:18 AM
