NCL PEARL/ENCORE CRUISE ESCAPES-SEPTEMBER 23 2009

First day at sea!! Woke up to another lovely breaky in the buffet and decided to go for a run in the gym. I ran 10kms on the treadmill, and it was a LOT different than running on the sea wall at home. I kept thinking I was going to fall over, and it was hotter than a sauna in there, but I ran..and ran..and ran.

After that, back to the buffet for more food. Thank goodness it's open all the time!! You never know when you'll be hungry :)

I met up with a few people from our group that afternoon to rock climb. This was the first time for most of us, so made for an interesting experience. You'll notice that my pictures start out with me wearing shorts (short shorts) and my prized 'Goonie' shirt. After watching the first few climbers go up, I made an executive decision that the short shorts were not going to be a good idea, so I ran to my room to change. I made it quickly up to the top, but getting that last step up and ringing the bell was another story. First of all, I'm a super chicken and SO scared of heights, and second of all my whole body was shaking. After trying to give up about 10 times, I FINALLY rang the bell and began my descent. I really think this is a great activity to have on a cruise ship, would definitely do it again.

My afternoon was spent shopping, playing WII on the big screen, and lounging in the Bliss lounge. Very relaxing, and it was nice to be able to stay in my track pants and very loved shirt and not feel out of place. NCL is very casual, and you always feel comfortable no matter what you're wearing.

That night I met up with some friends from the group for dinner at the 'Asian Fusion' restaurant. This was at a cost of $15/person as was SO worth it. The food was amazing, and we ate as much as we possibly could. I felt like I was going to burst when I left the restaurant.

We went back to the Bliss lounge that night, as usual for some dancing and fun. After that, to bed to sleep off my dinner/drinks and prepare for a big day in one of my favourite cities..San Francisco

You'll notice at the end of this post, I put some pics of a room. I wanted to show the difference between an inside cabin and an outside cabin. The inside cabin seems SO much smaller, and the bathroom doesn't have the seperate rooms so it appears much smaller as well. Definitely worth it to go for the upgrade!