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Woke up early and had breakfast with Phil, Yvonne and Barbara. Spotted a few people in the restaurant from the 2013 worldie. P and Y took their van and luggage to the dock. Barbara and I followed a few minutes later by cab. At the terminal, we handed over our luggage and went upstairs to find Yvonne. We were the second group to check in and board. I'd had a Facebook message from Scott Sanders, one of the ents team who we'd met on the worldie, asking where we were. He was at the entrance as we boarded.
We finally boarded just after midday. Went to the Horizon restaurant for lunch and then waited for the cabins to be ready. We recognised so many people from 2013. Just after two, the cabins were released. In the cabin, which was larger than I expected, I met Marcelo from Goa, my room boy for the whole voyage. No bags yet. Barbara and I had a quick explore to see the changes. Some are quite radical with walls being removed or major decor changes, others are more subtle, with new carpets and furniture.
At five o'clock went to muster drill, on my return, all four bags were there. Unpacked, then went up to see the sail away. I missed the band but did see the fireworks. Rob and Linda joined us. Dinner at 7:30, then a quiz, which we lost and off to see the welcome aboard show. Hot chocolate with P & Y in Horizon and then to bed. Being at the very front of the ship, I can really feel the movement.
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