It's almost time

I've finished my last task at work and I've got my boarding pass. Clothes, though not packed yet, are sorted and just ready to be put in suitcases. I'm on vacation! Yay! And what are we doing on  this vacation? We're taking another cruise. This time it's a sail across the mid-Atlantic stopping in the Azores, Portugal (Lisbon) and Spain (Cadiz, Málaga, Alicante) ending in Barcelona.

We'll be aboard the Equinox which is one of the Celebrity cruise line, the same line (different ship) that we sailed to Alaska last year. The Equinox carries 2,850 passengers and 1,250 crew. You can follow our voyage on line on www.seascanner.com. Just click on the "ships" link and then select "Celebrity Cruises." Then click on the "Equinox" link. That will take you to a page where you can see pictures and information about the ship, deck plans, and ship location. On the deck plans, we'll be on the Sunrise Deck or deck number 7. Scroll down to the bottom of the deck and find stateroom 7362 and that will be our home for the next couple of weeks. You can follow our progress on the ship location link and see where we are.

We're spending seven days crossing the Atlantic and then have several port stops. We have shore excursions lined up in Ponta Delgada, the Azores, in Malaga to the Alhambra in Granada, and around Barcelona. At the other ports we're on our own. But more on those when we get to them. 

There are three of us going--Allen of course, our friend Marilyn, and me. Fortunately, we have adjoining staterooms so we have some room to spread out. Plus each room has a veranda. So, we can enjoy our time outdoors as we sail; as long as the weather cooperates.

So off we go. Feel free to follow along on this blog. Make comments and enjoy vicariously.  If you have any questions, I'll do my best to answer them.

Ahoy!