Viva: Day 1
I just boarded Norwegian Viva in Galveston. First off I’m going to get my muster station check-in over with.
Next I’m on my way to the Indulge Food Hall for lunch.
They have soccer on at The Local.
I’m just going to grab some at Pesto Gnocchi at Nudls.
The Luna Bar is not open yet but I wanted to make sure they have Abita Amber. I’ll be drinking many of those this week. They don’t have the taps out yet.
Ocean Star Offshore Oil Rig museum
Battleship Texas has permanently relocated to Galveston with hope that it will generate enough visitors here to pay for itself. It was costing the state money in it’s prior location. It’s supposed to open for tourists sometime next year.
I will be hitting the drop at least on sea days this cruise.
I stopped by the local for a hot fudge sundae.
These are only on the menu on ships that have The Local instead of O’Sheehans. At an O’Sheehans you pay about $15 for a sundae. I’ll try to get one every afternoon this week.
After that I took a stroll up to lido deck.
Let’s check out the Observation Lounge.
I’m getting an espresso martini.
Dirty martini
Espresso Martini
This is the Observation bathroom.
Screwdriver
Spicy bloody mary
You can have any beer you want as long as it’s Budweiser. They’re limiting it right now due to the Texas liquor law which requires all alcohol sold in Texas waters to be purchased in Texas.
Mariner of the Seas is out in front of us.
I stepped outside to see Jubilee off. Here’s the pilot boat.
We are sailing away.
We are now passing Seawolf Park.
This is the USS Stewart which is a destroyer escort ship.
This is the USS Cavalla submarine.
This is the sail from the USS Tautog nuclear-powered submarine.
This is the Dewitt C. Greer ferry. It takes passengers and cars to and from the Bolivar Peninsula.
I grabbed a bloody mary from the Soleil bar.
The studio lounge on this class of ship has three rooms. This one is the TV room. The room to the right is like a reading room. The room to the left is the dining area.
I will use this every morning.
Afternoon snacks
Our rooms should be ready now. My luggage has arrived.
Prima class has the best studio room setup in the fleet. It has more storage than the other studios.
It also has sort of a separate bathroom. On the others the sink and shower are in the middle of the room.
That’s not going to be enough.
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Here is a look at today’s Freestyle Daily.
This is in the buffet area above the Italian restaurant.
I stepped outside to check out the sunset.
I believe it was with Encore that they started putting sculptures on the waterfront.
The real beer is out. These are Abita Ambers.
Apart from my specialty dinner night, I’ll be trying to eat all of my meals in the Indulge Food Hall. This is my favorite order
After dinner I grabbed a couple more beers and stepped outside.
Then I headed to the Welcome Aboard Show in the theater.
They had comedy during the show.
After comedy I headed to Syd Norman’s Pour House.
This is the band in the atrium.
I’m off to bed. Tomorrow is a sea day.
