LIVE from Anthem of the Seas, 23 September to 5 October 2022, "Discover the Canaries"

[FionaMG]

Last day. Nooooo! 😭

 

We are at sea today for our last day on board and as expected given our location and time of year the skies are grey and heavy, although it is quite mild and there is only a light breeze.

 

Even the hardy Brits have forsaken the pool area in favour of indoor venues. Front poolside lounger anyone?

 

[grapau27]

46 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

That's a pity. Just means you'll have to go again. 😏

👍

[FionaMG]

Today's compass

 

 

 

 

[FionaMG]

Captain's Corner this morning was at the god-awful time of 9.15 and was held in two70 so with that in mind we decided to have breakfast there. It was ok but the fact that you have to ask for your food instead of serving yourself can quickly result in queues forming. I definitely prefer the buffet where you just pick up stuff without having to queue.

 

Captain's Corner information sheet

 

 

There was no biography sheet so I'm glad I managed to get that earlier in the cruise.

 

On stage were the Captain, the Hotel Director and the Cruise Director.

 

The event was well attended. 

 

Some interesting information for anyone boarding in the next few weeks: both the Captain and Hotel Director finish their current tours of duty tomorrow in Southampton and Joff the Cruise Director finishes his at the end of the next cruise, so it will be a new team taking Anthem back across to Cape Liberty in two weeks' time.

 

Also, masks for crew are becoming optional from tomorrow fleetwide.

 

With the weather not really conducive to outdoor activities and having already used up our free D internet days we bit the bullet and bought a one-day pass for DH. Of course, the price has gone up for this final day: 32.99 instead of the 26.99 previously for surf and stream. The basic surf was the price that S&S had been previously. However, we found on the two days we used it that surf was very slow so since we were paying for today's we went with the S&S; it has actually been fairly decent throughout most of the voyage.

 

[FionaMG]

Decided it was time for another little wander. We found a few very hardy souls braving the elements on the flowrider! 🥶 Rather them than me. I'm happy just to spectate (wrapped up warmly 😂).

[FionaMG]

Departure information. A visit to Guest Services is in order. Despite choosing the latest departure time on the questionnaire we've been given tags for 7 am departure. Not interested in getting off the ship that early when we have to hang around until 5 pm for our homeward flight from Bournemouth to Faro.

 

 

[FionaMG]

Patience is a virtue. We finally, on the very last afternoon of the cruise, managed to snag two loungers with comfy cushions in the solarium. Don't care that there's no 🌞, you still can't beat this view. 😂

 

[grapau27]

5 hours ago, FionaMG said:

Departure information. A visit to Guest Services is in order. Despite choosing the latest departure time on the questionnaire we've been given tags for 7 am departure. Not interested in getting off the ship that early when we have to hang around until 5 pm for our homeward flight from Bournemouth to Faro.

 

 

Thank you for your excellent and interesting Live From Anthem review.

Best wishes for the rest of your cruise and for a safe flight home to Faro tomorrow.

Graham.

 

[FionaMG]

2 hours ago, grapau27 said:

Thank you for your excellent and interesting Live From Anthem review.

Best wishes for the rest of your cruise and for a safe flight home to Faro tomorrow.

Graham.

 

Thanks Graham. It's been a pleasure having you along. 😊

[FionaMG]

Last dinner menu. Aw. 😕

 

Green bean croquettes off the vegan menu. DH had the cream of broccoli, also off the vegan menu but I didn't get a pic of that. Easy to imagine a bowl of green soup, though, right?

 

Garlic tiger shrimp

 

Tiramisu and the royal chocolate cake. I'll have to wait till April next year for another one of these!

 

 

So we are all packed and DH is making one final contribution to the casino. We were too late getting out of dinner to make the 9 pm farewell show.

 

I'll do a final sum-up of the cruise with some miscellaneous musings after we get home. In the meantime a million thank-yous to everyone who's been following along. I appreciate your support and comments. 🥰

Edited October 4, 2022 by FionaMG

[njkruzer]

Thank you.

[sgmn]

Thanks Fiona for a,great cruise blog and best wishes for a safe and pleasant flight home tomorrow. 

We've never flown from Bournemouth so will be interested in your opinion v LGW

[FionaMG]

1 hour ago, sgmn said:

Thanks Fiona for a,great cruise blog and best wishes for a safe and pleasant flight home tomorrow. 

We've never flown from Bournemouth so will be interested in your opinion v LGW

Thanks very much. 😊

I'll let you know about Bournemouth. First time for us out of there.

[Another_Critic]

3 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

Thanks very much. 😊

I'll let you know about Bournemouth. First time for us out of there.

Curious why Bournemouth and not Southampton?

[luvcruzing]

Thanks, Fiona.  I enjoyed following you on your cruise.

[FionaMG]

7 hours ago, Another_Critic said:

Curious why Bournemouth and not Southampton?

Since the demise of Flybe who served the Southampton/Faro route, there is now only one flight a week, operated by BA on Saturdays, so it didn't fit the schedule of this cruise either on arrival or departure. 😕

Ryanair do the Bournemouth route 3 times a week, so their schedule fitted in with the cruise days.

[FionaMG]

5 hours ago, luvcruzing said:

Thanks, Fiona.  I enjoyed following you on your cruise.

Thanks for following along. 😊

[FionaMG]

Well last breakfast has been eaten. Time to pack up the last bits and pieces and make way for the new cruisers.

See you in April 2023, Anthem! 😊

Edited October 5, 2022 by FionaMG

[little britain]

On 10/3/2022 at 10:28 AM, FionaMG said:

Thanks very much. ☺️

Looks like we're going to be lucky with the weather. We can see the coast from our balcony and it's a bit but hopefully it will burn off by midday. 🤞

I may have missed it: Where did you dock in Lanzarote? Was it the new port? 

 

Welcome back to sunny Southampton!!

Great review x

[FionaMG]

1 hour ago, little britain said:

I may have missed it: Where did you dock in Lanzarote? Was it the new port? 

 

Welcome back to sunny Southampton!!

Great review x

Thanks very much. 😊

It's this one. I don't know if that's the new one; we didn't really pay attention because we booked Royal's beach transfer.

[tfo2000]

May I echo all the kudos sent your way, Fiona.  Your detailed reviews and pictures allowed me to "spend" an extra 12 days on Anthem.  So thank you and go well in your endeavors.

 

[Sunshine3601]

Thank you Fiona for taking us along.   Your photos and style of writing are beautiful.

Safe travels home.

[Sarah1974]

@FionaMG thanks for your great blog of your cruise on Anthem.  safe journey home

[FionaMG]

1 hour ago, Sarah1974 said:

@FionaMG thanks for your great blog of your cruise on Anthem.  safe journey home

Thanks for following along. 😊

[FionaMG]

1 hour ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Thank you Fiona for taking us along.   Your photos and style of writing are beautiful.

Safe travels home.

Thanks very much. Appreciate you following along. 😊