October 14, 2018. The Mississippi River. Cruising.

Everything is done to make you comfortable on a cruise. Everything. While we are at breakfast, the steward makes the bed and changes towels. In general, he cleans the cabin and empties the trash. While we digest our breakfast and read in the cabin, our refrigerator is filled with water, juice and ginger ale and sprite. Our waitress looks after us at every meal. This cruise line offers half portion at every entree which we like. Portions on a cruise are always small and this cruise line is just the same. Soups are always served in a small dish. When we return to our cabin after dinner, our bed has been turned down and a "sweet treat" left for us on the desk. Last night we ate small cheesecakes and tonight we will eat a brownie. During the day, all the lounges are left with coffee and sodas along with treats and warm cookies. The staff are pleasant and cheerful and always speak to you in the halls. Their task is to make you happy. I have folks tell me that they would not enjoy a cruise. I just laugh and tell them that once they experience the life on board a cruise line, you would want to do it again. We are looked after in every possible way. And we love the attention. We are being spoiled rotten. Eventually we must make our own coffee, but it the meantime, we will continue to sit back and enjoy the service. And we will smile.