We arrived in Aruba at 7:00 AM and sailed at 5:00 PM. We've been to Aruba before on a few cruises and stayed here for a week years ago. We decided to enjoy the ship so we stayed on board. There were no shore excursions that excited us and we love the ship when it's quiet. I took these pictures from our balcony:
The weather says 29C/84.2F, feels like 35C/95F. Nice to stay in an air conditioned ship!
When we departed from Aruba, the ships horn played "The Love Boat". They can't do it at every port because of sound by-laws. I know in Alaska we've only heard it at Icy Strait, but I love it every time I hear it.
As frequent cruises on Princess we get free laundry. We put it in a bag and leave it on the bed. They take it away and they bring it back in two days, cleaned and pressed on hangars! On this cruise there are so many elite passengers, instead of two days it's taking three days. Yesterday for the first time on a Princess cruise, I decided to do a load of laundry on the ship. Our cabin is very close to the laundromat and because we are elite, we get the tokens for the soap, dryer sheets, washer and dryer for free! They gave me enough tokens to do two loads, but one will work for me so I gave another passenger my extra tokens! I heard it's $7.00 for one load when you purchase the tokens for soap, dryer sheets, washer and dryer. Many people pack soap and dryer sheets! My one load turned out great!
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| Happy Halloween |
We haven't brought any Halloween costumes but many have. The costumes were great. They had a big party in the Piazza. We couldn't get close to get pictures as there were so many people there. We went and enjoyed the piano bar and on our way to bed, the party was still going on but the crowd was much thinner.
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| I loved the chicken! |
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| It was very late and it appears many have gone to bed! |
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| Leaving Aruba |
