Days 3 and 4 – At Sea (May 1 and 2)

We left Port Everglades at 5:30pm on Sunday, May 1, about an hour late as the Navy decided to launch one of their submarines at the time we were scheduled and they get priority. Port Everglades, to the best of my knowledge, is not a naval base so it is pretty unusual that a submarine was docked there in the first place.

Our ship, the Celebrity Solstice, is less than 3 years old so everything is very shiny and new. It is our first time on Celebrity and we were very impressed with their details. Staterooms don’t vary much from ship to ship, but this one has a large bathroom and well-planned storage spaces.

High temperatures have been in the low 80s and it is quite pleasant on-deck and on our balcony. The sea has been very calm so far.

And yes, we caught the news about Bin Laden on TV and watched the President’s speech live on Sunday night.