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I hope your friends had a good time! The furry vampire is definitely glad I’m home. The dog…pshhh, she couldn’t care less. Apparently she had too much fun at Rotten Rottie Resort.

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That’s what I said as I got off this morning. 😂

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Platinums were to meet in the Mardi Gras theater, Deck 6 foward, this morning at 7:15 for priority express (carry your own luggage) debarkation. Chris and I got up at 6:45 and headed out of the cabin by 7. By 7:10 we were on deck 6, and we never made it to the theater, we were just directed into line to get off. Port staff was their ever grumpy self, getting us quickly back to reality. “Don’t stop! Keep moving! What did I just say, no stopping! No need for your passports, quit looking for them! You can’t stop there!” A few were nice, but dang…the rest are scary. I love the smile & go technology, from the time we entered the terminal to getting outside was probably 4-5 minutes, max. The hotel shuttle was a bit of a mess, but finally at 7:45 we were headed to our car. We are now on 95 north, headed home to see the crazy dog and furry vampire cat. 71 days until Carnival Horizon!

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We ended the evening of course at Alchemy. I needed one last “Angel Special,” which is something made with the hot pepper infused vodka. He knocked it out of the park all week with these different creations! We hung there until 10, then decided to come back to the cabin to finish packing. Before we left though, Li took my camera and gave us some shots to remember her, Angel and Carolina by.

We had reservations for 6:30 at the steakhouse, and we got in line right on time. However, when we checked in, they were not ready for us and asked us to wait at the bar. We were finally sat at 7, snd service tonight was Cecilia and her team was great. I got the stuffed mushrooms, which were the best I’ve ever had onboard. The spinach salad was good as ever, and as much as I wanted a steak tonight, I had to have those giant shrimp again! They were good, but not as good as the other night…shoulda went with my steak. Oh well. The mashed potato’s were delish. For dessert, I did the chocolate sphere which was good but RICH!!

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On a happier note…back at “my spot” aka Alchemy. Had to come spend a little last quality time with my friends Angel, Santiago, Drazen, Carolina and Li. Currently sipping a mojito made by Carolina. These are her favorites to make! Dinner will be the steakhouse at 6:30, we made those reservations a few months ago. Figured it’s a good way to end the week!

I’ve seen some LOVELY examples of parenting this cruise, including one child about 4 with floaties on their arms, alone in the ocean at about 3 feet deep, with the mom going (when questioned by a family member) “oh she’s ok, she can’t drown, she has floaties on.” Mom was sitting in a beach chair with a drink in hand. WHAT THE HECK!! I had to keep on walking, I was fuming inside.

Oh, and have I mentioned how much I love this balcony?? We are currently sailing thru spurts of rain, but my balcony is nice & dry thanks to the overhang! The seas are so smooth right now.

*Sigh* came back from grabbing one last Shaq’s sammich (none of my upcoming cruises have it onboard, so it was the obvious lunch choice), and someone, I’m hoping a child and not a grown adult, had drawn all over our cabin door with the marker for our dry erase board. I mean, REALLY?! Thank goodness it came off easily, but I’m still sad that someone would do that.

At 1:27, the Red Frog Tiki Bar on Lido is HOPPING! I had to go tho and get myself a Caribbean Colada. It was good, but not quite what I remember it being in the past. Oh, and I think this guy is a tad confuzzled about when disembarkation day is…lol.

I think I prefer the Tpool being separate….although, the noise may have helped mask my snores the other day lol. Those heated loungers are so relaxing!

We decided after brunch that a little spa time was in order, so we headed back to the room to change. I love my towel animal farm! We spent about an hour in the spa, and guess what? I got y’all some pics! There was a 30 second window with nobody in the T-pool, and then when I went to the aromatherapy steam room it was empty too! So here’s a few pics for y’all to enjoy of those 2 areas. Was the spa pass worth it? We went 3 days, and spent 1-1.5 hrs there each time…so maybe. I’m a penny cruncher, so it’s hard for me to swallow the cost sometimes, but I do feel more relaxed and did enjoy my time in there. I do like the spa better tho on the Dream class ships…I like being up high and seeing the view, this spa is soooo closed in. On those ships I would happily book a spa cabin!

I slept in until 9:26 this morning. I figured with it being our final day onboard I deserved to be a little lazy. It was wonderful. We headed to Java Blue for go-go juice and we’re in line at 9:52. They were pretty quick and efficient today, I had my iced caramel latte in hand at 9:57. It was perfect and gave me the energy I needed. I checked us in for sea day brunch at 9:58, and the app said under a 10 minute wait. I’d say it was pretty accurate today! I decided to give the eggs Benedict another try (I was so close to ordering something different, the huervos rancheros) and I’m glad I did…they were done right today. Yay!

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We ended up saying to heck with the MDR wait (being sat at 9-9:30? No thanks!) and ended up going to Rudi’s again. I won’t bore you with the menu pics again, but I did try and swap a few things up tonight! I ordered the lobster Mac & cheese at the suggestion of another cruiser…oh my! I loved it, Chris not so much. It was full of flavor and cheesy. I had the seafood bisque again, which was delish, and the crabcake, which was good, and for dessert I tried the apple cheese cake…I thought it was better than the steakhouse cheesecake! Service was top notch. It is now 9:45, and I’m done for the day. I wanted to do the rock & glow party at 10:45, but I’m getting old…I like my early bedtime!

Tonight’s dinner menu. Elegant night #2. I really wanna try crawfish fettuccine, but the 120 minute wait is making it hard. Drazen’s drinks have me needing food SOON.

The 3:45 comedy matinee was full by the time we got to the Limelight (3:33), soooo…it’s right next to Alchemy, there are seats available, that must be a sign, right?

I lied, the burger wasn’t lunch. Shoulda known 10:30-6 would be too long and I’d get hungry. So, at 3:20 the hubs and I hit up the deli. I got the caprese as a regular sandwich, not heated. It was good.

Thank you. It’s been a learning experience and adventure, that’s for sure.

I believe I will be doing the same. Hmmm, hubby has less luggage than me, I think he can be the one to pack it. 😂