Alaskan Cruise 2012-Part I

Some Zelman Family Stats:
First Trip to Alaska: Matt and Noah
First Cruise: Becca and Noah
First Trip to Canada: Becca and Noah
First Trip to Seattle/Washington State: Matt, Becca and Noah :)

Day 1: IAD to SEA/Boarding the Celebrity Infinity/Ship Departure for Alaska
Thankfully on each and every flight that we have taken Noah on, we have been surrounded by amazing passengers.  Unfortunately, on this flight we had horrible service--hands down the worst customer service I have ever experienced on any flight much less United.  I love United and I've never had any issues, especially after bringing Noah.  For those of you that don't know this, babies are solid gold in terms of service especially on airplanes (of course this was the exception). Our flight was due to leave Dulles at 8ish, which means we were all showered, fresh diapered, dressed and on our way to the airport by 5:30am.  I dropped Matt and Noah off with the luggage and parked.  We made it to the United check out with luggage (3 GIANT bags) in tow by 6ish.  I like the extra time because you'll never know about lines.  I learned two new things at security: #1 All the pouches of food that we feed Noah can be reclosed, I sure it's because I was either in a rush or frustrated but I couldn't get that damn top back on the one time I tried, so I assumed they couldn't be resealed.  The TSA lady screwed it right back on.  Why did she have to open it? Of course it was to verify we didn't have any illegal substances stashed away in Noah's food pouch....yes its an inconvenience but I understand the security measures. #2 Children under the age of 7 do not have to remove their shoes! Holler! :)
Other things I learned on this flight:
1. My child thinks all iPads/cellphones belong to him.  Normally this is fine when it comes to our things, but not so much when he is using those chubby hands of his to try to acquire the like from other passengers.
2. Not all airplanes have changing tables...not so awesome. Especially unawesome is attempting to change a little squirming boy in your lap in the small plane bathroom...needless to say his next poop resulted in a poop out because Mama could not wrangle the boy into his diaper under such circumstances.
3. Plane's have batteries that can die just like a car.  It takes approximately 1 hour to get replaced.  Needless to say when Noah was ready for his nap, we were not taxing and therefore we had to find ways to entertain him for 4 hours instead of just 3.
4. Even when Matt and I think we have a cranky unruly baby on our hands that will in fact disturb the other passengers, we get compliments on what a great baby we have...whew! :)
5. Noah makes friends where ever he goes. :P

When we landed at SEA, we found our baggage and proceeded to the bus for our little 30 min trip to the dock.  Hello Seattle!  Boarded the Celebrity Infinity. Hello Champs (Mommy and Daddy only)!!! We then proceeded to our cabin. Hello space and gorgeous view! 

View from our cabin before leaving Seattle

We then proceeded to our location for the boat drill and got to meet up with Grandma Toby and Aunt Gail's family for the first time. Needless to say Noah was beyond excited to see so many people.  We headed back to our cabin to get freshened up which turned into nakid baby time which turned into Poopapalooza 2012: The Wrecking.  Noah was nakid in his diaps on the bed, he scootches around quite well.  Needless to say a poopy diaper and scootching do not mix on a bed :( Throw Daddy into the mix and the boys were do for a shower while Mommy scrubbed poop off clothes in the sink. :P 

We were all jet lagged and worn out from our day of travel.  We ended it with some room service and a wonderful night's sleep!! :)