Day 2

William was sea sick!

I wasn't feeling well, either. We tried to go to breakfast, but he collapsed into a fetal position on the hall floor & threw up. Frankie gave him a Dramamine, but even 3 hours later, he was still hurling. We went down to medical, on Deck 1, Mike, William & I. We accidentally went down the wrong elevator, and walked through the crew's quarters, and were chided by security, but then directed where to go.

The nurse at the dispensary told us Dramamine isn't for children & we took a pamphlet on motion sickness which suggested green apples and crackers. We made our way up to Windjammer, on Deck 11, the huge buffet style restaurant, which was to be our regular breakfast & lunch place.

On the way, we ran into Beth with David, who had just hurled a prodigious amount just outside Ocean Adventure. The cruise was starting to feel like a bad idea. Mike took David back to their cabin. What a nice thing to do!

At Windjammer, I asked the chef for some crackers, which she gave to me in a small bowl. I snagged a glass of water & a green apple.

The solicitous waiter, noticing how green around the gills we both looked, gave him a bucket and suggested Will return to his room, but we stayed. After cracker & apple William was singing! Yay!

Will went to kids camp in the afternoon & felt like his old self.

The evening was our first formal night. It was a joy to see everyone so elegantly dressed. David wore a suit, William wore a polo & linen shorts, Michael wore a suit & a scowl (but I won't let him ruin my fun!), Hank & Larry were splendid in their tuxes! I wore a purple, beaded gown, Beth wore a sparkled top & pants, Julia wore a black velvet party dress with rhinestones around the neck and pretty party shoes, Frankie wore a pretty, sparkly gown, and Eli wore a black suit with his tux shirt.

The table next to us was a bunch of French Canadians, the loudest of whom was Evan, and the couple at the end worked on the ship, as a dancer & a photographer. They sang Xmas songs at the top of their lungs & their ignorance of the lyrics didn't dampen their enthusiasm.