November Cruise – Day 5

A day at sea and the last day of our cruise. Yes, we both would like to stay on and yes we are both ready to come home!

Going out for lunch

The weather was perfect when we awoke. Ed went for breakfast and saved deck chairs while Barb got up and then we both sat on the deck working on our tans until a little past noon when the clouds started to come it.

So we cleaned up and went to the Grand Buffet and stuffed ourselves for a huge lunch.

At 1:30pm, Ed played in the blackjack tournament and won. (for Jason – Ed was in second place going into the last hand and the leader made a betting mistake which allowed Ed to double down on 16 to win!!)

Then we both played in the slot tournament and while Ed (there is no skill involved) qualified for the finals, he came in third and only the first two places paid money.



A watermelon at the buffett

A few snacks later we headed up to the room to pack. After packing we took a short nap, and then got ready for people watching, dancing, the show, dinner and the casino – a typical night on any ship for us.

The show was a big production number that everyone enjoyed. We had problems last night with our steaks at dinner so tonight the chef cooked us new ones himself and they still weren’t very good – but we had a great time at the table.

This is without a doubt one of the best dinner tables we have ever had. A lawyer and his wife, Jeff and Vera from New York city and a retired lady Rita and her lady friend Sue from Florida. We really hit it off.

Then it was onto the casino to close out the cruise. To make things even better, four of us at our dinner table totally took over a blackjack table each night and we all did well. Also, Barb was our chief cheerleader. That is the first time we have ever had a group working together like we did – it was a wonderful memory. Jeff and Vera will also be on the same ship we are taking starting New Years Eve so that will be fun to see them again.

Ed and his new trophy



We ended our night early because had a good run at the tables and after losing a couple of hands we said good night to our table mates. We ended the trip on the positive side and that is always good.

It is time to call it a night, post the blog and get ready to travel home tomorrow. We miss you all – see you soon.



Kelvin the Casino Manager and Bruce our Host