On the morning of July 23 we left our apartment in La Spezia and drove an hour to Genova. I had planned for us to walk around downtown and see some of the sights, but it was raining when we arrived. So our second plan was to go to the aquarium. When we parked our car and were shuttled to the ship with all our luggage they told us we could check in early. We thought okay sure, let's get rid of our bags and then maybe we could go to the aquarium after. Well we didn't get our cruise card right away and were told we would get it when our room was ready at 1, so that threw our plan to visit the aquarium out the window. Since we were on the boat by 10:45, it was almost empty! We were able to walk around, eat lunch, and go swimming without hardly running into anybody.
View of Genova from the boat.
Walking in the shallow end of my favorite on the ship.
I wish the pools and hot tubs were always this empty.
The sun finally came out after lunch, so we were able to swim in the hot tub outside.
The kids water park was so awesome. Connor loved it!
He wasn't scared of getting water in his eyes or water up his nose.
I love seeing all his expressions as he slides down and into the water.
Aaron and Connor had fun spraying the kids {and eachother} with the water gun.
Watching Connor from the parents sitting area.
At about 5:30 we went to the room and got ready for the safety demonstration we had to participate in at 5:45. When we were finished, we went back to the room and got ready for dinner. Since Connor is 3 years old this cruise, he was able to participate in the Mini Club. The main point of the Mini Club is to give the kids something fun to do and allow the parents to have time alone. I wanted to check it out and see what the process was to get him signed up for a few hours the next day. We weren't planning on dropping him off that night, but when he saw all the kids playing he wanted to join them. We hesitated a little because we felt bad leaving him, but he let us know he was fine and really wanted to play. So we dropped him off for a few hours and we had an unexpected date night.
The view from our balcony.
They take the kids to eat lunch and dinner, so we were spying on him while he was eating.
We were excited to pick Connor up that evening. We took him dancing and then to the dessert bar to pick out a yummy treat.
Eating macaroons with my baby on the balcony before bed.
We had a great first day! Our second day was supposed to be spent in Rome, but we have already been so we spent the day on the boat again. I'll post all about it tomorrow.
XOXO,
Jenn
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