GETTING STARTED

After a year's planning, the LaPlante sisters and their spouses were ready to join their brother Bill and sister-in-law, Lana, on a Panama Canal Adventure

Bill and Lana hosted a 3:00am champagne party before the flight to Fort Lauderdale

After a night's sleep at the Fort Lauderdale Westin, we were ready to board our cruise ship.

 

Waiting, this time for the bus to the ship, was becoming a way of life

Jim & Barbara; Bev & Pat; Lana & Bill...

...Craig and Colette practiced safety procedures; Barbara checked out our cabin...

...and met our new neighbors...

as Colette and Craig wandered around the ship.

As we left Ft. Lauderdale, we checked out the new digs:

the elegant ten story atrium... two pools on the upper deck...

...and a wonderful Jacuzzi.

In the morning Jim & Barbara met Fr. Lawrence, a Marist priest from Atlanta, who celebrated daily Mass

 

In the evening we hit the Captain's reception and a formal dinner

Our dream cruise was coming true

ON TO CARTEGENA

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