#12 Friday 12/19

At Sea - Voyage to San Diego

 

Our last day at sea was foggy, cold and breezy. The seas were calm when we woke, but the breeze picked up and the sea swells increased.  After breakfast at the buffet, we went down to Deck 1 to get our colored baggage tags for disembarking.  After a communications snafu with the staff, we got our lime green tags. 

Afterward we took brisk lap around the ship (a bit unsteady with the ship pitching and swaying a bit in the swells.) Back up to our stateroom to get our library books and returned them to the ship’s library. Back outside, we completed the remaining two laps around the ship (for a total of 1 mile) and headed up to the Crow’s Nest on Deck 11 for relaxation.

While relaxing on our veranda we entered fog bank. It was interesting since the sun was shining.

We then heading down to the World Stage and a presentation on the history of Mexican arts and handicrafts. The presentation was slick and professional, though the host’s droning voice put us both to sleep about halfway through. However, we learned that many cultures contributed to the art of Mexico and found that the design of Mexican tile was influenced by Spanish ceramic tiles which, in turn, were influenced by the tiles of the Islamic invaders of Spain. Who knew? The presentation finished around lunchtime.  After lunch we went back to our stateroom and started packing since we were docking in San Diego early tomorrow.

At Dinner, the Staff of chefs, waiters and hostesses came through the main dining room singing a farewell song in Indonesian. 

Following dinner, we walked to the other end of the ship (the bow) for the farewell performance of the ship’s performers “Feel the Beat,” a musical dancing and singing farewell show! 

They did everything from showtunes to Taylor Swift. The dance numbers were very well done.

What a last day!  Back to our stateroom for final packing before we put our luggage out in the passageway for pickup.  All in all, a great cruise.