July 25 2014 The very last Sea Day

July 25 2014

I can’t believe the day has arrived.  It has gone so fast.  Today is the last sea day of my 30 day adventure in Europe and tomorrow we will be in Barcelona and I will be headed back to the United States.  The time flies by on the ship no matter how long you are on for. 

Today is packed with activities, so got lots of things to do and places to go.

No breakfast this morning as we are going to Palo for Brunch, so will save up my appetite for then.

Ship is quiet this morning.  Either people are sleeping in or packing.  There are about 2550 guests on board.

I did find out there are 600 youth from 11-17 on board.  I hear more from the tweens than anything else.  Some of the parents seem to just let them run loose from the time they get on the ship.  I don’t know how many kids have been running in the hallways late at night, but there are many and all it takes is one troublemaker to get a group to follow…….That’s the thing with these long cruises in the summer, there are a lot more tweens and teenagers on board.  Like I said, it’s the tweens, not the teens that seem to be the problem.

Bingo is at 10:45 a.m. and we are out in full force.  I win the first game of Bingo (along with 7 others) so the cash payout was nothing to go running to the bank with!  However, it was better than not winning at all!

As soon as Bingo is done, it is time for our brunch reservation in Palo.  Am looking forward to Chilled Strawberry Soup and Chicken Parmigian.  We are all in the Private Dining Room for our final brunch.  We spend about 2 hours in Palo for brunch.  Palo brings a birthday cake for Michael as we are celebrating his birthday (July 30).  We are all so full that Michael decides that we will have it at dinner tonight.

It is now time to go to the Walt Disney Theater to see the 2:30 p.m. performance of Junnk.  Junnk is a percussion group from England featuring comedy and rhythm.  They are four young men who are hysterically funny.  I saw them last year in the Mediterranean when the Magic brought them on for the first time.  They are well received by the guests.  They do a whole Michael Jackson segment using their drums (55 gallon barrels) and other instruments (empty bottle 6 paks that they blow into to make musical sounds).  It is great.  They receive a standing ovation at the end.  Tonight there will be an adult show.

Better hurry to the next thing.  Time for the final Jackpot Bingo.  I win the 1^st game again splitting the winnings and bringing home $43.  The final game, Michael ends up being one number away.  I was two numbers away.  The final jackpot was $9,904.  Didn’t know the family who won.  They were obviously excited.  However, everyone else was disappointed. LOL  Michael decorated our Bingo area again and I brought Olaf along for good luck.

The day was warm, but overcast.  Captain Robert said we may get rain during the day, but he has avoided the storms and we have had no rain.

After Bingo, went back to the stateroom and finished packing.  I have my suitcase, a duffel and a carry on along with my backpack for the trip home.  Got my luggage out before I went to the show.

Disney Dreams is the show in the Walt Disney Theater.  My favorite of course.  It is sad seeing the cast perform for the last time during my 30 days on the ship.  I am invited to visit with the cast later on this evening before they go out for Til We Meet Again in the Atrium.

Now it’s is time for dinner.  It’s the Til We Meet Again menu.  I have my butternut squash soup for the last time.  So sad….For dessert I have Baked Alaska, a guest favorite.  Time to say goodbye to Hilash our server and Eder, our assistant server and Deneval our Head Server.  They have taken very good care of us.  We celebrate Michael’s birthday (July 30^th) at dessert tonight.  

I go up to D Lounge and visit with my friends from the cast and get a last picture with Mickey and Minnie.  I am going to miss them.  We are going to meet up in September and have some cookies and milk together.  Have my farewells with Emma and Jeanna too.  Will be looking forward to seeing them this fall.  They hope that Jamie can somehow work in her schedule so she can come also on one of the cruises to see them.

Then it is time for the Til We Meet Again Party in the Atrium.  Lots of people getting last minute pictures with all the characters and different performers.

We all then hurry off to Fathom’s for the last adult show with Junnk.  They do a separate adult oriented show on the cruise from the family one in the Walt Disney Theater.  Fathom’s is packed and their show is awesome.

Do a little dancing and then decide it is time to call it a night since I have to be up at 6 a.m. so I can get off the ship at 7 a.m. and check in for my flight from Barcelona.

Go back to my stateroom (2046) for the last time.  The door looks so bare when there are no magnets and no fish extender out.  So sad when it is time to go home.  However there is a gift sticking halfway out of my door at the bottom.  It is the litho for 2014 that Don “Ducky” Williams created.   A gift for my 50^th cruise.  A nice surprise.

Well, for the last time this cruise, Goodnight from the Disney Magic!