I wrote this but somehow it didn't get posted, so here it is, a week or so late....
I woke up very early this morning, so I decided to get up and have an early start to the day. I have never seen so few people in the Horizon Court buffet! After that I went back to my room and picked up some documentation, then downstairs for coffee.
The idea was to wait around downstairs until 9am when the special "disembarkation" desk opened. For some reason, I had been given a fairly late departure time, and they had somehow decided that I wanted to take a Princess transfer bus to the airport. I really really don't need my luggage (or myself) taken to the airport since I'm catching a bus home from Central Railway Station.
Anyway, that got sorted without too much trouble. The interesting thing though was how so many people don't take any notice of what they're told - while I was there a young lady came up to the desk asking if she could get someone to help take her luggage off the ship, because she has too many bags to manage by herself. Now, she had booked an "Express Walk Off" departure and I can't see how she could possibly have done this without understanding that the Express Walk Off is only for people with one suitcase and only if you can manage it completely by yourself. While I was waiting they swapped her over to a normal disembarkation, which of course means that you have to pack tonight and leave your bags out by 10pm. Based on her attitude, I'm almost prepared to bet that she won't leave them out and that she will expect someone to be made available to drag her luggage off the ship tomorrow.
I wouldn't work on a cruise ship for quids; it's not just the hard work and long hours, what would really get to me is that sort of self-entitled attitude some people have of not caring or even understanding how much trouble they cause.
The sea is still bumpy today and the weather is still overcast but it looks like we might get some sun later in the day.
Yesterday I had a fairly good good session on the pokies - I ended up with around $52 in my player bank. I need to either cash it in or lose it today, so I decided to go with losing it and failed - current balance is just over $101 which puts me only about $70 behind for the whole cruise. However, there's still the rest of today!!
Later - dinner is over, I've lost a few dollars on the pokies (I've still got the $101 though!), and now I'm using up the last few minutes of internet time. Early start tomorrow, so I'll be off to bed soon. Last night of getting rocked to sleep by the ocean; well, last night for 6 months anyway. Once I get home I'll do all my washing and then it will be time to start seriously planning (and paying for!!) this years' cruises!!!
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