We did it! We made it to the ship and onboard with no issues. Hallie and Luca rode their bikes to the pier to see us off (after a red eye flight from San Francisco). Our nephew Patrick was in Manhattan visiting friends and he came to the pier as well. A proper send off.
I couldn't even get an angle that included the whole ship. It was a little overwhelming. We were really impressed with how organized everything was and how quickly and efficiently they got us through security, passport control, etc.Â
We went through the safety check in and then went out on the deck at level 7 to wave goodbye.
We set sail around 5:15 pm. By then the sky was gray and moody with a lot of thunder and lightning. It was pretty epic.Â
We're just relieved everything worked as planned. More soon.