The End

We began Shabbat with a chocolate-themed character breakfast.  Romi liked Fiona, was intrigued by King Julian, but would have absolutely nothing to do with Po.  

While Kelley went to work out, Rob and Romi made a ship on the ship out of towels and the bunk.  We grabbed a quick lunch and JoJo took Romi to the splash zone.  Rob and Kelley attempted to make it to a swing class but were late, so they sat on the bow and enjoyed the view, weather, water and one another instead.  Morgan, Steven and Melody tried their hand at shipboard ice skating, but not only did they have to wear helmets, but Steven had to put on Melody's pants.  We relaxed on deck, where we all slept on and off, Romi most of all, taking quite a long nap on his Abba.  Romi slept through the farewell parade, but the rest of the family enjoyed the spectacle.  Before our last supper we took in the Farewell Finale, which had its moments.  We said our goodbyes and thank yous before heading back to pack and put all our belongings in the hallway.

We arrived at Port Canaveral way too soon Sunday morning.  We had grandiose plans to see Downtown Disney and got off the ship fairly early, but the travel gods had given us all our blessings on board.  We didn't make it anywhere fun, but we did have brunch at Sweet Tomatoes, returned the car and made it to the airport in plenty of time.  It was bittersweet.  We absolutely made the right choice having our bags checked through.  We again partook of Jamba Juice in the Baltimore airport, but somehow on this end of the trip it didn't taste quite as good.

We all made it safely home, although there was some serious land sickness suffering.  We also had to figure out which day of the week it was all on our own instead of just looking at the carpet in the elevator.  Our towels hang on racks and are not made into lovely animals.  I have to ask for bubble water instead of Eduardo merely bringing them to me all through my meals.  We are back on land, but still at sea in our hearts!  None of us can wait to go again.