When we first walked into the room, the bed was covered in paperwork.
King size bed.
There was a refrigerator and safe in the cabinet.
Bathroom with vacuum operated toilet.
Dressing area.
Sofa and a couple of chairs.
Our balcony had a small table with chairs and two reclining deck chairs.
San Diego from our balcony before we departed.
The Star of India.
The ship had a bow camera which showed where the ship was pointed. Since we were still docked it shows downtown San Diego.
This bow camera was the butt of many jokes by the comedians who entertained us. You can imagine that, at sea, this is not very interesting to watch.
Before we left the berth, the ship conducted an emergency lifeboat drill.
Mark paid close attention because he can't swim.
This was our lifeboat station.
To help us "old folks" remember what day it was, the carpet in each elevator was changed daily.
Here is the other ship that was docked at the Cruise Terminal. It is the Zaandam, also operated by Holland America Lines. The Zaandam was going to Hawaii. We later learned that 5 pieces of luggage were mistakenly loaded on the Zaandam instead of our boat.
The Aft Pool. This one was adults only.
On our first sea day, we attended the formal dinner. We only did this twice, opting for the casual buffet most of the time.