We started from Milwaukee yesterday and at this point the government shutdown seemed to have little effect. We were delayed for about an hour but the delay seemed to be United’s fault, a single ground crew in Milwaukee. We changed planes in Newark, and it had been some time since were at the Newark airport. We were pleasantly surprised by the United terminal. There was a longish walk from the gate where we arrived to the gate for our flight to Nice. We had time for a nice glass of wine and a quinoa salad.
Linda having lunch in Newark
Our flight to Nice was uneventful although we did not get much sleep. We were 30 minutes early getting to Nice and were met by AMAWaterways at baggage claim. Got to the hotel without incident, except that it was raining. Met with the Cruise Manager and checked into the hotel. Very nice room although it is small, guess we will not be holding to many dances in our room. The view from the room is very nice, we can see the Mediterranean.
View from our room
Headed to the rooftop restaurant at the hotel for a lunch. I had Niçoise Salad and Linda had an eggplant dish. The big surprise was when the brought out rolls before lunch. I got fresh baked GF rolls and they were hot from the oven and delicious.
Amazing GF rolls
Took a nap to work off the time change and jet lag and then took a walk as it had stopped raining, at least a lot, to get some Euros. We always get our money from a Bank ATM and avoid the Exchange Place ATMs. Then met with the Cruise Manager to go over the pre-cruise tours and met a few other people on the cruise. About half of the ship is on this pre-cruise tour so we should meet a few folks before we get onboard. Then we took a rideshare to a restaurant that has wonderful GF pizza for a light dinner. Tomorrow we do a tour of Nice.