Cholula, first of all thanks for the correction of my math. I think I may have had too much sun in Labadee today! BTW, if you haven't ben to Labadee in at least two years, it is vastly changed. Much more to do and see here. This coming from my brother-in-law and his wife who visited Labadee just a couple of years ago.

The check in process at the Port of Miami was not bad at all. The official boarding time is 2:00 PM, but we got to the Port at 12:30 and sailed through. There were people already on the ship when we got there, so I would strongly suggest getting there early. I would say as early as 11:00 AM.

On another note, the tendering process is very quick and painless. We only docked at one point on this cruise, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Every other port required a tender, and as I say, it went fine.

Regarding some of the responses I got from one of my earlier posts; while I am not an engineer and admit to not fully understanding structural dynamics, I still don't understand why there had to be poles in the theater and ice rink. When Yankee Stadium was rebuilt many years ago, one of the highlights was eliminating all the poles that blocked numerous seats. I'm sure it could have been done on Freedom, but I can only imagine what the cost would have been.

BTW, the show we saw tonight, Once Upon A Time, is NOT to be missed. I've only been on two cruises, but this was clearly the best show I've ever sen on a cruise. Very close to Broadway caliber in talent as well as production. It's a series of fairy tales set to contemporary music. Very funny and entertaining in terms of the music, singing and dancing.

And finally, our life boat drills were required for the entire ship, not done in sections.

We head back to Miami on Sunday morning, arriving at 4:30 AM.

Tony