December 23 - We pulled out of our driveway about 10AM for the drive to Fort Lauderdale in a Dodge Cornet rental for a Princess cruise through the Panama Canal! Joanne found a last minute deal on the Island Princess, an older but still serviceable cruise ship. Supposedly oversold, we bid on a cabin upgrade, we lucked out swapping a "port-hole" cabin for a cabin with a terrific balcony with an unobstructed forward view.
With all rental cars unfamiliar, there are always a few things to figure out along the way. This car had two flaps for fuel, one on each side. Expecting to fill the gas tank in Fort Lauderdale, we opened the flap on the driver's side only discover a plug for a electrical cord! - gas goes in on the right side.
As our room number was 637, we expected it to be on deck number 6. Wrong! It was on deck 10. We were routed to our cabin all right, found our muster station, ate some lunch and after a few miss-directions, we settled in. Before long, we knew our way around.
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