Nicki and I woke up bright and early (5:00 am I think) just as we started to near land). We got dressed and headed up to the top so that we could take pictures of the New York Skyline. By the time we came back down our family was ready for breakfast. So we grabbed our carry on bags and headed to the lido deck for the last time ( I'm still missing that daily breakfast buffet). The place was packed so we headed upstairs where the Fish and Chips station was and found a table with no problems. We were some of the last to be called to disembark, but that wasn't a big deal since we knew our bus would be waiting. After breakfast we headed to the Amber Palace (which was empty) and waited it out until our numbers were called. While we were waiting we ran into Kiwi who was always running the bingo games (did you know she was married to the Cruise Director?). Nicki asked her if she would take a pic with her, which she agreed to as long as we took her good side. She also said we could just leave even though had not called our number. We said goodbye to the ship for the last time and quickly were able to grab a porter and get through customs with our bags. We were on the bus on no time and by late evening were back in my hometown and back home by around 10:30 PM. I had a great trip and would cruise again in a heartbeat. We are already planning for an Alaskan Cruise for three yrs from now when Marc and I celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary (if I can't get him on one before then).
