Year 3 Day 338- “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 4/04/2024. Day 3 of 28-day European Vacation – day 1 of 18-night Northern Europe MSC Euribia cruise. The train trip from Paris to Le Havre yesterday was exhausting.
We checked into the Hilton Garden Inn after taking an uber from the train station to the hotel. It was a 10 min drive from the train station.
We were so tired we didn’t even appreciate the partial view of the marina or spend any time watching the ships traveling into the Port of Le Havre from the English Channel.
Last night I woke up at 1pm and said to Steve it’s 7am, I am headed into the shower. He says it is midnight. I said no its 7am. Well, it was actually 1am. I was so disoriented from the jet lag. My Fitbit showed 7pm. The room clock showed 00.06 and my watch which I had changed showed 1:00. Oh boy, back to bed till the real morning time. Breakfast this morning was very strange. There was very little English spoken at hotel restaurant. I ordered two fried eggs medium well. Well, I guess you have to say over and use the hand motion of over. I got sunny side up. The food has a lot of spice here. The eggs and hamburgers last night were loaded with spices. Not used to spices. I am unsure if I like them. After a month here I am sure I will love them. We used the Uber app and had a car in two minutes to go to board the MSC Euribia. The Euribia is one big ship. Even though we have been on many cruises, it is always exciting to approach the ship. This trip we are very excited. This is a new ship for us and all new ports. Fun! Fun! Fun!
The check in process was quick even though we had to show our passports four times. We now have two stamps in our passport. We have been many places, but our passports were never stamped.
We have to show our passport in many ports on this trip which is also unusual. We got on the ship and proceeded directly to our stateroom. On MCS passengers disembark and embark on this cruise in every port.
I had a manicure pedicure done on the ship after lunch. The cost was 145 euros which includes the gratuity for shellac manicure and regular pedicure. I could not put it off another day they were frightful looking due to all the cleaning and packing we did right before vacation. Our assigned dining time is 9:30pm and that is way too late for us. We requested an early time for the rest of the trip, but for tonight we ate in the buffet. In our room upon boarding was a nice bowl of fresh fruit, some macrons, a bar of dark chocolate, and a bottle of Prosecco. MSC is starting our trip off very nicely.
Here’s a video of our balcony stateroom 11206.
Here’s today’s compass
Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking.
Kraft Macaroni and Cheese –Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3UxSLkn Not the healthiest but is easy to prepare and yummy with a good healthy salad and or a vegetable. Works wells in our new world where we will be cooking mostly on the barbecue at a construction site. A good one pot filling pasta.
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Met you in the Phila airport April 2, flying to Paris. You were enroute to Le Havre and I was going to spend a week in Paris with a friend. I’m back home with some good memories of a Paris stay. I hope you’re enjoying your cruise!
I remember us talking very well. We had a great cruise, I just haven’t gotten the chance to post the daily blogs here yet. fb.com/deetremper is updated everyday. This site lags behind alot. I hope you and your friend were able to do all the things you wanted to do and your leg is feeling better now. Take care – Dolores