<u><!--coloro:#006400--><span style="color:#006400"><!--/coloro--><b><!--sizeo:6--><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->MONDAY - DECEMBER 8TH<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--></b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></u><br /><br />Good morning from Miami where we will finally get to board the Jewel of the Seas in a couple of hours.   I still  haven&#39;t had time to go back over all the posts but hope everyone is doing well and keeping busy at this hectic time of the year.    I could never be a &quot;southerner&quot; as somehow I just can&#39;t understand Christmas carols and shorts at the same time.    I don&#39;t think I would ever get into the spirit.    Please remind me I said that next month when I am freezing and up to my knee caps in snow.    lol    <br /><br />Jim must be done in the shower - I just heard the towel rack fall on the floor again.   lol.     I hope I didn&#39;t give anyone the wrong impression about this hotel, it&#39;s just not what I expected it to be and the price is definately way too much for what you get.   The location on the other hand is wonderful and if we had a room on a higher deck and facing the other way I would be watching the ships come in this morning.<br /><br />I&#39;ll check in when I can - in the  meantime, stay well, stay safe and make today special.  We are on our way to the Panama Canal so all is good here.