This morning we got up early and went out on deck with our coffee so we could see the ship pull into Freeport. There were a couple of other people near us, and they started getting really excited, pointing to something in the water. This is what they saw:
Then they got really excited when the ship pulled alongside us:
I asked what the excitement was all about, and they said they thought it was pirates. I explained that this was the harbor pilot, who has to board the ship to drive it into the port. By this time the pilot had boarded and the ship moved away:
They were disappointed. One of them even said, “Oh, that’s not as dramatic as pirates.” Well, no, it’s not.
Here are a few more photos. This is the waterslide I keep talking about, from two views:
And this is the wide-screen. For reference, that’s Tony standing under it.
We’re off to play with the dolphins.
