A cloudy, slightly chilly day at Port Canaveral

Looking out from Deck 4 while waiting for the new passengers to board

Another ship waiting to sail from Port Canaveral

Another ship at Port Canaveral

This is the view of the terminal building just before passengers started boarding

A huge Christmas tree appeared in the Atrium sometime after we boarded the ship

Jim enjoys a quiet moment outside the Cove Cafe while there are no other passengers on board

Jim enjoys the Quiet Cove (adult pool) area on Deck 9

Early evening on our first day at sea

We enjoyed this stunning sunset on our first day at sea

The sun sets on our first day at sea

The sun sets on our first day at sea

The Quiet Cove (adult pool) area on Deck 9 while there were no other passengers on the ship.

The sun sets on our first day at sea

The Quiet Cove (adult pool) area on deck 9 while there were no other passengers on the ship!

A tray of goodies sent to us by Chef Donovan

Inside room 2601

Inside room 2601

Our server, Sunil from India, shows us his great resemblance to Johnny Depp---well, we can all dream, can't we?

Jim does his best pirate imitation as our assistant server, Hannelie from South Africa helps him with his bandana during the Pirate Night festivities.

This towel bunny was our last animal. Coincidentally, we also received one on our first night!

Our towel monkey is hanging from the ceiling while the bunny rests on the bed.

This is a lovely lobster!

This is our towel elephant

This is our towel stingray

This towel dog was on our bed when we returned from dinner

Our towel dog

Our Thanksgiving turkey!

This towel bunny was the first towel animal we received.