First Day Aboard the Infinity

 A good night's sleep hopefully will do wonders in my blogging.  I'm sorry about all the mistakes. I pushed the publish button before I reread it.

We had a very nice breakfast at the hotel.  George and Linda had checked out early and were waiting in the lobby.  I packed up the luggage but not before we put on our sandals as Bill and I wanted to take a walk on the beach.  

There were paths to the beach from the Hilton.  The path had a long irrigation type hose with sprinklers that kept the sand hard and cool all the way down to  the lounges and umbrella area.  Of course, we both had to put our feet in the water.  It was very warm and I can see now why it was so crowded over the weekend.

We also walked the street around the hotel looking for a souvenir or Christmas ornament for the travel Christmas tree.  It's usally the only thing we purchase on a trip.

Bill and I went upstairs to get our luggage and found out that our key had been deactivated.  Linda had returned the key I gave her the day before so they could retrieve their luggage fro our room when their room was ready.  When I saw the long line at the desk, I remembered that we belonged to the Hilton Honors and went there with no waiting.

Linda had arranged our transfer to the ship and we didn't have long to wait. Our driver picked us up promptly at 11 as we had a noon check in for the ship. On the drive over it was overcast but we could clearly see the Christ the Redeemer today.  Go figure, my camera and phone were in the trunk with the bags.

When we arrived the porter grabbed all or our bags.  They told us to wait while they got a wheelchair for George.  We just showed our boarding pass on the phone and then boarded the ship.  No waiting whatsoever, and yes, I was able to get it on my phone.

We went upstairs for lunch and when we returned our bags had arrived.  Lot's more storage and drawer space than some of the other ships we've been on.  Our balcony looks out at the bridge.  

We went up on the pool deck to watch Brazilian Roots--The Carnival of Emotion, a dance show.  One thing we learned about Brazil is that they don't wear much in clothing.  Everyone, and I mean, everyone wears a thong regardless of your size or figure.  I don't mean the type you wear on your feet!  One of the dancers had a little gold round thing about a fifty cent piece size that covered her nipples.  

Since I can't seem to figure out how to get the photos from my Iphone to the computer, I decided to write the narrative on the blog and post the photos on Facebook.  If you are a blog reader, contact me and I'll friend you on Facebook.  If there is anyone out there that can help me transferring the photos, I'd appreciate any help I can get.  I'll post the photos tomorrow once I get another password.

I counted 5 tables in the half of our dining room  for dinner that were occupied.  We had the most interesting table mates at our table.  They have lived in Russia, Israel and now Canada.  When I asked our waiter about how many were on board, he said less than half full but the next cruise is sold out.

I had prebooked all of the side tours using the Celebrity credit and also our travel agent's.  I found out I still had $200 credit.  I went down and booked a tour in Buzio, Brazil for tomorrow.  

I finally figured out that when I turned the computer on, it knocks out the WIFI on the phone.  I should have used two passwords instead of one.  Our free WIFI is for one devices each.

I know the show tonight sounded good, but decided to go back and relax this evening in our cabin.

That's all for today.

Turtle Safely.......