Europe 2011 - Day 16



Blackjack winner

What a sad day that we are going to have to pack today, but it is also happy because we have had a fun cruise and the sun is shining.

So it was up early and on the deck to reserve chairs. Today’s blog is almost a repeat of the last sea day – and that’s all right.

We came in from the sun to clean up at noon and then went to lunch and then we picked up our pictures from yesterday.

Then it was to the casino to play in the Blackjack tournament this time. Ed qualified third and then won the tournament, $500 and a trophy. That helps!!!

Late in the afternoon we packed up everything and also set out clothes that we will need to have in Barcelona tomorrow and for our flight home on Saturday.

Going out for our last night

We had a good dinner and said goodbye to the wait staff who were excellent. We also said goodbye to our tablemates.

This trip was unusual in that we had fun at our table and everyone was wonderful to be with but we didn’t make any long lasting friends. Probably the reason is that there was only one other couple at the table and the rest were single women, who were great but we wouldn’t establish any long lasting contact with them. We do hope to see Sam and Ian from South Africa and who knows, maybe it will happen.

Then it was to the last show and onto the casino where we finished out the trip ahead nicely and left at 12:30am, one of the earliest we have ever left on the last night.

We have made some new casino friends and renewed some old relationships so it was a good trip as far as the casino is concerned. Carnival does a good job of taking care of their customers. And the important thing is that we did come out ahead in the casino and that sure helps with all the other expenses like pictures, tours, etc.

Tomorrow we spend the day and night in Barcelona so there will be one more blog tomorrow and then we are home – it has been a fun trip.