This is the point in the vacation where the end is becoming real. This is our last at-sea day. We’ve had all of our b ritain, scotland and ireland. Looks like Lorna needs to have three desserts tonight (three very, very Lorna choices on the menu). Last night they made us a special curry that Captain Richard had gotten started…unfortunately he was not at the table as he was called away for a meeting so we asked the servers to see if some could be sent down to his cabin as a sort of special room service. We’ll see tonight whether that happened or not.

Quiet day at sea. Mixology class at 2PM (though more of a driking class than a mixing class as unlike the one of the dream, we mostly were told about the drinks and then drank them in this one). Didn’t eat lunch till after the class so I was a bit wobbly by the end.

Packed up most of the things we won’t be needing for our last two excursions. Le Havre and euro-disney land tomorrow (long day) and then Guernsey the day after.

We will be home a day earlier than planned as we won’t be staying at a hotel near the airport before flying home. On balance it works out better to just get home…and avoid juggling the luggage to some place near the airport and then back the airport on the following day.

I think having the weekend to recover will be a very good thing. Trying to get back into the stream of things at work after a long flight and jet lag would be pretty brutal.

Got our passports back today.

Currently sitting at a table on deck 9 of the magic, looking out through the glass over the open sea with no land in sight. Quiet, sunny and not too chilly at the moment. Lorna wants to see the show at 6:30 and as with all dinners on this cruise we eat at 8:30. I believe thta only one of our dining companions will be with us tonight as the other           two have a palo reservation.

It was a bit choppy last night.  Iwoke up around 4:30 and had a hard time getting back to sleep with the motion of the boat. Quieter seas now…Lorna likes the rocking, but it still makes me a bit queasy.

We saw ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ in 3D this morning and Lorna an I liked it a lot. Visually it was wonderful and the story got the job done.

We saw the redesigned Cinderella stage show tonight (and saw the Tangled show earlier in cruise) and both were a lot of fun.

Starting to think about the post-cruise era and things work and technical related (also making sure I’ve got things I want to read loaded on the tablet for the long flight home). Disney certainly provides a seamless and delightful experience. Had a blast last night at the animator’s palate where they have every guest draw a character before they get their menu and order. Later in the evening they animate the drawings on the screens. I’m pretty sure I could duplicate what they did and may take a shot at it for fun once I get home. Need to read through OpenGL stuff on the flight and think a bit…