March 2. Boarding the Cruise

We had a low-key day. We got up and had hotel breakfast and then made our way back to the airport for the bus transfer to the cruise ship. It took about an hour to get to the Civitavecchia cruise port. 

It took less than 10 minutes to check in and we were quickly aboard having welcome champagne. 

Our ship is the MSC World Europa, currently in 10th place for the largest cruise ships in the world. I've never been on an MSC cruise. This ship was basically picked because the other major cruise lines are only here in the summer. 

It's always a process, (and a relief,) unpacking our suitcases for the week. When we were done with that task we headed out to explore the ship and barhop. We also went to the evening show. A fantastic British singer sang the hits of woman icons - Adele, Cher, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston. Then we headed to dinner and had funny servers who I think were as entertained by us as we were with them. Then more drinks, then bed.

Good first impressions of the ship so far. It's also amazing that it seems like most of the people working speak five different languages. This is a very international crowd.