Day 3

The two young ones were up early and convinced one of us to take them down to the pool. You can spend thousands of dollars on the perfect vacation and when it's done you ask the kids on the trip about there best experience. What was there greatest adventure? Going in the pool. Go figure.
When they got back from the pool we looked out our window and lo, upon the waters of the harbor, silently gliding, was....the ms Zuiderdam coming in to port to discharge the guests from its previous voyage.
After we watched the ship come in for a few minutes we gathered together, went two blocks down the street and got some breakfast. Then it was back to the room to pack and get ready to board the ship.
Boarding went very smoothly and we were soon in our cabin. We are on the port side of the ship with an outside veranda. I had always heard that ship's cabins were crowded and small. I was pleasantly surprised by its size. It is by no means large but it doesn't make you feel closed in.
We said goodbye to Vancouver at 1700Hrs. Shortly thereafter at 1730Hrs. was our dinner seating. The food was pretty fancy and probably what you would find at a good restaurant. Meals are served in 5 courses.One of the more interesting things I tried tonight was chilled blueberry soup.
After dinner we wandered the ship a bit before returning to our cabin for the night. With our beds turned down, chocolates on our pillow, and a call to room service for chocolate chip cookies and milk, we retired for the night.