The day the cruise
began we all made our way to the ship anxious to
meet with friends we hadn't seen for quite a
while.
Before we could board our ship we checked
in early at the Fort Lauderdale pier.
Of course checking in early meant sitting
and
waiting before we could board our ship.
Some of us, such as Bob & Luann (Mitchell)
Nelson and Bev & Shannon Jones, paused before
boarding to have their "official" picture taken.
Out for a stroll around the desk are John &
Rebekah Silkiner, Jean Anne (Dawson) Williams
(Tom was AWOL), and Pat & Leroy Ganser.
George & Nanette (Preston) Hutton are old
hands at cruising so they decided to relax with
a cup of coffee.
Jean Anne (Dawson) Williams and Sandra
(Biurvall) Nester enjoy the sea breeze as the
ship departs.
In one of the hallways the Ducate twins
talked with Ramah (Edwards) Rembold
and Shirley (Peterman) Wheatley.
Shirley (Peterman) Wheatley said she was ready.
Some of those sitting and
waiting shown here are Ray Jackson and Glenna
(Ellis) Marshall, Clark & Sally Smith, Ron &
Barb (Fuller) Comer, Sandy (Biurvall) & Norman
Nester, and Kay (Harkins) Gangel.
Waiting wasn't really so
bad
since it gave us time to
MEET
& GREET
with
our high school friends.
Once onboard Bob & Donna (Hargis) Kissinger,
Luann (Mitchell) Nelson and Bev Jones were all
smiles.
While bracing against the wind as the ship
moved away from shore Leroy Ganser and Tom
Williams waved at us.
Liz (Crosby) Bonner took this photo of her
husband Leslie standing with Rodman & Shirley
(Ducate) Hoffman and David & Sharon (Ducate)
Bedinger.
Charlie McGehee smiling as always had his
Nikon camera ready for the occasion
Lois Garner Hightower and her traveling
companion Nancy Gabriel are all smiles and ready
to shoot some classic photos.
Shirley (Richardson) Scammahorn and her
daughter Cathy Brock were at the rail anxious to
set sail too.
Now you tell me if Earl & Margie Crawford and Doug & Georgia
Mattenlee don't have the right way to start enjoying a cruise
down to a science!!
Robert Kissinger thought it best to safely stand back ---
--- as wife Donna (Hargis) Kissinger and Carolyn
(Needles) Copeland
engaged in girl talk with Jean Ann (Dawson)
Williams.
Our ship -
The Enchantment of the Seas -
was big and
beautiful
However,
before we could hit the high seas there
was one drill familiar to all who go on
a cruise.
Once the crew
was assured we knew how to put on our life
jackets and take them off safely without
becoming entangled in the straps we were ready
for our voyage to begin.
Our
cruise would take us to
Key West
on
Tuesday.
Wednesdaywe
would ride the tenders into
Cozumel.
We
did the same when we visited
Belize
on
Thursda
Friday
was a sea day and
something
SPECIAL
was planned for that
afternoon
On
Saturday
morning we would return to our
point of
origin in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
This happy group is getting the cruise
started right by relaxing with a cool drink
before the end of the first day.
From left to right are: Leslie
Bonner, Rodman Hoffman, David Bedinger, Shirley
(Ducate) Hoffman, and Sharon (Ducate) Bedinger.
