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christmas cruise - day 1

erin

Dec 31, 2018 — 2 min read

Emma was very excited it was time to get on the ship (Friday, December 21)!

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Our first stop was to check out the kids club.

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After a quick tour around the kids club we grabbed some lunch.

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Apparently all the excitement wore Olivia out. She fell asleep while I was holding her during the mandatory safety drill.

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I took Emma up to the top deck for the sail away party while Olivia got in a quick nap before dinner.

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Dinner our first night was in Tiana's Place. Emma was super excited about wearing her new Tiana outfit and beignets for dessert.

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"Love those beignets though...."

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