This is it,
the last day of our cruise. It seemed to
go by so fast. Not that long ago we had
a whole 30 days ahead of us and suddenly it’s over. Nothing lasts forever and we are looking
forward to being home, but it’s still sad to leave.
After
breakfast, we went to the showroom to see a talk on the workings of the ship which
was interesting. After the talk, many members
of the crew walked onto the stage and we were able to show our appreciation of
all the hard work they do to make our cruise so enjoyable.
After that
we made our way back to the room to face the inevitable and started our
packing. It was a bit of a problem as we
have made quite a few purchases on the trip, but didn’t bring any extra
bags. There is also a 50 pound weight
limit for checked baggage on Amtrak so we also had to keep that in mind. Weight was never a worry when we drove
ourselves to San Diego to start a cruise so we’ve never had to think about it
before. We finally got everything
squared away by lunchtime and had our bags ready go. All luggage, except for carry-ons, has to be
put out in the corridors by 1:00 AM so it does take a bit of planning to make
sure you have everything you need in the morning.
Our packing
finished we headed off to the Lido for lunch and then to the showroom for the
final lecture by Tommie Sue Montgomery.
Today she talked about her own experiences and how she got where she
is today. It was very interesting as usual. I think she is one of the best we have heard on
any of our cruises. After the lecture we
decided to kill some time in the casino before returning to our room and
relaxing until dinner.
After
getting ready for dinner we were off to the MIX Lounge to drink our last
unleaded margaritas for the trip and listen to Chris’s music one last
time. Soon it was time for dinner and we
said our good-byes to Chris and the bar staff.
We usually don’t spend much time in the bars on the ship, but this time
we really enjoyed it. We were
entertained by Chris and there was a group of regulars who showed every night
to listen to his music. I don’t know
whether this is good or bad, but when we walked up all we had to do was wave to
the waiter or bartender and our drinks would be there almost as soon as we sat
down. We will miss our nightly drinks
and music when we get home.
Dinner was
quiet as everyone knew that the cruise was almost over. It was one of our better dinners of the trip
and at the end the dining room and kitchen staff came out and serenaded us with
a Indonesian farewell song. We said our
good-byes to our waiters, Al and Purna, and then made our way to the
casino. I lost my nightly allotment of
money, but at least it took me a while to do it and Val continued to have luck
and did pretty well for the trip. Val
didn’t come out ahead, but she did go home with almost as much money as she had
brought with her. I didn’t lose all my
money, but I came close. Anyway, we had
fun and that’s why we gamble, it certainly isn’t because we expect to win money
all the time.
After
dinner it was back to the room to do our final preparations for getting off the
ship and then I set our bags out in the corridor and we called it a night. We would be in San Diego bright and early
tomorrow morning, but not as bright and early as we thought. We would be going through one more time
change and setting the clock back an hour again – an extra hours sleep is
always welcome.
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