18 Sept.
Neither of us had slept very well the previous night; just too excited I guess, contemplating the adventure ahead of us.
With the packing all done and the sun shining brightly, we left for the cruise ship terminal with our good friends and neighbours, Bob and Isabel, who had kindly offered to drive us down. At the terminal at Canada Place in downtown we breezed through US Customs then sat down to wait for our turn to board.
Part of the procedure was filling in a short health form. Diane and I had both had a bit of a cold within the previous week and answered the question on the form in the affirmative. Big mistake as we then had to wait to be cleared by the ship’s doctor before we could board. As the doctor was busy with another matter on board, our wait lasted for about an hour. After the doctor finally arrived and asked us a couple of questions and took our temperatures, we were finally cleared to board the RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS.
Once aboard, we found our cabin, an outside one which meant we had a porthole or window. As soon as we got our bearings, we picked up our cameras and went exploring and we wanted to be on the upper deck for the departure at about 5:30 PM.
Leaving Vancouver at Sunset. On our way to Hawaii
As you can see from the last shot of Vancouver Harbour, it was well into evening by the time we cleared the port. Time to enjoy a wonderful meal in the Edelweiss Dining Room. We had opted for casual “My Time” dining meaning that we have flexible dining hours and do not have the same table or waiter all the time.
By the time we finished dinner, it was time to go to the Broadway Melodies Theatre for the evening show. Our entertainer tonight was David Orion, a comedian, a star search winner who was the opening act for Jerry Seinfeld at one time. David Orion's home page.
After the show we stopped for a while to listen to Hawaiian music by the Hawaiian Trio. Excellent!
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