MJC

Had a fabulous eclipse day! Calm seas and clear skies. Lots of corona activity and solar prominences (flares). Got to watch from the shade of our balcony.

We arrived in LA yesterday afternoon and are glad we missed the earthquake in NY. Flights will be disrupted from there for several day as they play catchup. I checked our house camera and we can see it stop and restart a few times during the quake but otherwise everything looks fine. We're waiting for boarding to begin. So excited to be on the water again! We are birthed next to Sapphire Princess which we will be on in the fall.

Laurie, I do! I have black and tan ankle pants with matching sweaters to go with my pretty tops for dinners. I find the dining rooms and theaters can be chilly at times so I like to have a cardigan handy. Our boarding day is looking to be rainy and in the 60's. We leave here the day before and it may be raining then too, and cold. For the flight I'm wearing my black cardi with leggings and a long sleeved top, and my sneakers. I'll wear my rain jacket to the airport but stow it on the plane.

Wishing everyone day of peace and hope tomorrow. ❤️

The last of my clothes are lounging/workout shorts and Ts. The three shorts are along the top, blue and black bike shorts and one pair of lightweight khakis. One of the things I really like about Princess is Zumba on sea days. I have three quick dry workout tops, which will also work well for the very hot days we'll have during the middle of the cruise. On port days we have plans for snorkeling, sailing, an elevated suspension forest canopy hike, a historic city walk, and a beach day with snorkeling. We have two scenic cruising days, for the solar eclipse and for the Panama Canal. For the first time we have matching shirts for embarkation day photos!

Where in the app are they? We cruise Friday and the list of events doesn't have MUTS listed at all.

I'm bringing 2 pairs of pants with matching sweaters, black or tan, and these are the tops I will wear with them for dinner. They also go with my black, tan, or navy shorts for daytime (except for the two satiny ones). A nice bonus is that all of these can be washed in the sink and hang dry quickly. I'll wear my pearl earrings with the middle one. Then l-r here are my choices for jewelry. Melody, there's definitely a celestial theme happening...

Laurie, I hope you feel better soon. I'll wear my sneakers, and then I'm good at nesting my shoes in the bottom of my suitcase and filling them with stuff. But, since we're also bringing snorkel gear, I'll probably have to bring my small roll-aboard in addition to a checked bag. I'll see how it goes when I start packing, and what I'm willing to give up, before I make that call. I just spent two weeks in Michigan with one suitcase and bulky cold weather clothes, and our fall cruise was a cold weather one, so it's in my wheelhouse to do, but I just don't want to for this cruise. I look forward to dressing up, and wearing my nicer clothes, and taking what we need for the activities we've chosen.

These 4 dresses are for evening, but will also be daywear on the ship later in the cruise by changing shoes and jewelry. For the navy dress: I got this lapis set in Peru and it goes so well with the second dress. Just earrings with the green dress. Orange fun!

Shoes!

After a crazy couple of months, I'm finally able to work on my cruise wardrobe for April... very last-minute for me! We leave from LA and cruise the Mexican Riviera, see the solar eclipse, go through the Panama Canal, and end in Fort Lauderdale, total 15 days. We will have a mix of weather from low 70s to 100s. So, I have a bit of a mix, with a couple sweaters and a couple tank tops for the extremes, but mostly comfortable favorites that you've probably seen before. We have 3 formal nights, and I'm limited to what fits right now, and what shoes I'm bringing... so, black it is. The first dress I've worn a lot, with my red suede pumps and some sparkly jewelry. The middle sheath has a gold zipper in the back, so I'll wear my citrine earrings and black sandals. The last one is a fun swing dress. I'll wear my grandma's necklace and the black sandals again.

Happy to hear that Melody.

Oh my word Melody, you both can't catch a break. Hoping it goes well today, keep us posted.

Melody, best of luck tomorrow with Les's surgery, we'll be thinking of you.