Pure Hedonism

 On Jan. 5th, the 5th year anniversary of my retirement, I got up early to take a plane to Los Angeles. I was happy to leave from the HHH terminal thinking it was easier than the main terminal. The line for TSA was so long I had to take 4 moving sidewalks to find the end and I was across the bridge over the street in the parking garage. Fifteen minute estimated wait my foot. It was a 45 minute wait. I made it to my plane on time but no time to fill my  water bottle. We landed LAX and I used the airport WiFi to read emails and to look at the news. I took the cruise bus to the port and boarded the Princess Joy. I checked my backpack and had a Caesar salad for lunch. I explored the ship. My stateroom is on the 8th floor. My room was not available until 4 p.m. but my luggage had not arrived yet. I watched the sunset on the ocean from the pool deck on the 17th floor. People were drinking and dancing. Pure hedonism. After a dinner of baked ziti and fresh fruit I returned to my room. After an hour I used my Tile tracking device and discovered my backpack was outside my door. I took a hot shower to rid myself of the airplane germs. Exhausted I was asleep by 7 which was 9 p.m. in Minneapolis. I met my room steward. His name is Moon and he is from Indonesia. He is a very nice guy. Food and most drinks are free. Expensive items are Internet access and alcohol. A woman named Ginny warned me to put my pone on airplane mode when sailing. She didn't do that on her last cruise and she had to pay dearly for every message she received from family and friends.