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Earlier at Berth 103 - pretty long queue for taxis

Jumping around - this is for friends including @Sugar Magnolia we are in Portsmouth this morning 🌅

Finishing up breakfast

Express called at 6:30 and yellow tag called at 6:50

Good morning CC'ers, rise n shine. We've arrived at Southampton & waiting for ship to be cleared, then the express walk off 🫢

Today's MDR is another rare one in NCL's rotation system, and as a farewell dinner ... entrees were unusually bigger in portion or serving size. Niece's special order: chef's choice, freshly made 👍 For those embarking in a few hours and or sailing later this month, crew rotations are happening - you can easily spot them and tell, as they are masking up, until cleared by employees health or HR. You can sense & tell from their fresh burst of energy and enthusiasm, and their smiles.

Sylvia, power of positive chi and thinking. Cruising, as part of our lives & passion, knows no boundaries and we just move to the next one, learning something new and meet, get to know new friends. In between, we will crack jokes and have fun on CC, go with the flow, keep those humors going and know when it is time to say, let it go ... let it go. @Fogfog Sharon probably feels the same way, and I too wished we had more time to mingle with other CC'ers onboard - more than a few cruisers benefited from the collective efforts to post & share, which started on the roll call. We got a few extra hours after we disembark to sightsee a bit before heading to the airport to catch our flight ... Station Zebra will have a flyertalk style report on flying Norse Atlantic as I think some are using them to get back to the U.S. later than us - it's a new routing on the Boeing Dreamliner B789, should be interesting as we will be in the bulkhead w extra legroom ... Wish we could do a B2B this time and find a routing to cross westbound. A land trip coming up next month and then we haul our bags up the gangway starting in September, plus that other one in October ... just going to keep details undercover for now. Wish everyone a happy, safe travel & great journey to the next destination. BTW, it is happy Mother's Day and I know mine is probably smiling from above. Just think, we all gain an extra hour of sleep tonight, or to party till sunrise & arrival - niece claimed she's not going to sleep 😁

@ontheweb I refer to the tender dock in questioning whether Prima can use Deck 4 instead of Deck 6 for the much steeper gangway setup, not tendering ... yes, know about the lifeboats onboard aren't approved for tendering. It's in reply to dex's comment & how I watch many struggled with that steep incline, down & up - imagine your parents or grandparents with mobility or joints issues. The Prima ship model is on Deck 17 Fwd just before the GP and or OL, behind the elevators. Regards 😎

On time sailaway @ 22:00 - Anthem of the Seas also departing in front of us. Our bags tagged & tracked, photographed & will see them in the morning on the pier. Paragon Taxi reconfirmed our side tour before taking us to LGW for our Norse non-stop to JFK in the evening.

Pier runners just made it, about 8 of them @9:45 PM Gangway going up & pulled away.

Belvedere Bar, not far from Haven private entrance. There is a gangway / tender dock platform on Deck 4 but it has not been put to use.

This is one of those secret, unmarked inside cabin - this is on Deck 10

Primo’s model to scale, not for sale & all the plaques & certs

The only afternoon where you can find seats in the OL and loungers not reserved nor day campers