Traveling with Ellen

  A 4 am alarm started today.  That's 7 pm Wednesday, Phoenix time).   In the atrium on Deck 1 at 4:30 am, departed the ship and identified our luggage before boarding our bus.  We were rolling with a Viking agent in board our bus at 5 am.   Check in and baggage drop took a long time!  One couple, was with the check in attendant for 20 minutes.  And there was only one attendant operating a counter. Finally got rid of our bags and checked through to Phoenix.  Then another small wait in security and a last line in immigration line.  It's 7:05 am here, the pilots and crew just showed up and the plane is here.   Looking good so far.   Wayne received permission to board with group 1.  Bless his bum knee, his brace and his chair came.  Surprise as we boarded, we were upgraded to row 9, first class and all it comes with; a menu and full breakfast.  There are three seats across but the middle seat is blocked so no one can sit.  Never saw this before. There is nothing is in your control