Saturday, June 09, 2007
CRUISE JOURNAL DAY FIVE: Friday, June 8, 2007(a.k.a. "Where We Bid Lovie Adieu And Remember that Lovie Was a Character Stranded on Gilligan's Island")
* We slept late on Friday. Later that morning, while the girls were lazy, I went to hear Cruise Director Brad's Debarkation Speech, which was semi-mandatory for one family member. He told us all about customs, tipping, luggage, etc. But believe it or not, it was fun. He has a good sense of humor.
* We ate lunch at The Wharf Grill, where I had a cheeseburger and fries AND ham and potato salad. Cruising is not good for diets if you cannot tell.
* After lunch, the girls went to watch the Belly Flop Contest and the Fear Factor Competition while I had the bright idea of going to the Internet Cafe to check in on all of you guys and see if I had been missing anything important. Get this: it costs nearly $30 for one hour of internet time on this cruise! So I chose a different option - a $3.95 connection fee plus $0.75/minute. And, of course, my computer was slow! So I noticed that I had well over 100 emails and I looked through long enough to make sure no one had died. This cost me about sixteen bucks. Sheesh.
* I went back to the room after this and began working on the comment cards and the customs form. When the girls returned, they did this, too.
* Then, we went to tour the galley (kitchen) of the ship at 4pm. It was a short tour, but it was very neat. They prepare and serve over 12,000 meals a day on this puppy! Can you believe that? In honor of this trip, after the tour, we went for pizza and ice cream before supper (man, this cruise doesn't do much for self-control either...). We then went back to the room and watched part of the movie, The Pursuit of Happyness, before dinner.
* At the farewell dinner, we made our final order: I chose chicken quesadillas for starters, a shrimp cocktail in lieu of salad, and a wonderful pork chop for the main course. Then, without asking, Lovie brought us all Baked Alaska for dessert, the most unbelievable dessert any of us have ever had. After dinner, Lovie kindly posed for a picture with our family (above) (and this is when we bid him adieu!).
* After dinner, we found third row seats for the farewell show titled "Shout," a show highlighting all the musical genres from the last half of the American twentieth century. It was another amazing show.
* After the show, we went back to our rooms, set our three largest bags outside the door to be taken off ship by someone other than us, and went to bed.
