Unlike the 'Day 5' post, this one wasn't lost, I just didn't write it at all. So, here's a final catch-up, only a week late!
Disembarkation went off without a hitch.
I managed to get a table in the buffet for breakfast which is a bit of a surprise; usually it's really busy on disembarkation day.
After that I did one last check around my cabin and then wandered off to the lounge to wait until it was time to leave - even when you're doing "Express Walk-off" as I did, you're given a time when you'll be allowed to leave the ship.
So, I sat down ready to wait for half an hour or so, but then they announced that anyone with any Express Walk-off time could leave whenever they liked. So I did; I waited a little while after the next 'new departure' announcement so the crowd would have died down, then it was basically only four or five minutes until I was off the ship and wandering around Circular Quay. Always sad to end a cruise, but with two more cruises scheduled for this year it's less sad than usual :-)
Anyway, the rest of the trip home was okay. I liked the Greyhound bus; they allocate specific seats rather than the Murray's 'free for all' option, my seat was quite comfortable and they have powered USB ports at all the seats. What I didn't like so much was the way that the young lady in front of me reclined her seat right back into my face for almost the whole trip; I really didn't have much room to move. Overall it wasn't too bad although I was somewhat regretting not flying home. Paul and Adam came into the city to pick me up so no dramas waiting for a taxi or a bus.
Final thought - cruising by myself was different and I enjoyed myself but all in all I'd prefer to have Paul with me!
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