Yes, our trip is over for now. This was the first holiday cruise we had ever taken, so were not real sure of what to expect. It was great. Of course, we think all cruises are great. This time it seemed like there were fewer crew members and they were not all over you to buy drinks. The last night we had a another great show. A comedian juggler Jon Pearson. This was the best entertainment we had seen in a long time. All the shows were great and singers and dancers were good. So far, Norwegian has the best showers. We were on Royal Carribean this time and had little showers. We try to figure out how any body larger than us can even get in.
New Year's Day was fun and we spent part of the day in the Sports Bar watching football on the big screen and lots of little screens. No black eyed peas though.
The day of debarkment was a long one. You have to get out of your cabin and go to a public area assigned to you by your tag color. It is always a hassle to get the non US citizens to go to immigration. Seems like they always forget to go and the rest of us can not get off until they clear. So we were over an hour late getting off the ship, then our bus was not there for transfer to airport which was just down the street. Monte said we should have walked. When we get to the airport, there is another line to check in and then of course with my special knees, I get checked over good - and they are not even nice about it. Our plane was late coming in from Reno, so we landed in Austin about 1 1/2 hours after expected. Did get the score on the Tech game in the airport and then got to the motel and finished game. Ended the way we wanted.....
I am going to learn more about the blog from Jami when we have some time. This was my first try and when you "pay by the minute" for internet on the ship, you can't think too much or try things.
I do hope to blog when we travel, so hope you have enjoyed reading about our travels. So until the next trip - which will be fun.........
Traffice was HORRIBLE. Speed limit was 70 and if we were moving, going about 35-40. After checking into motel, thought we would go to River Center Mall and eat at the food court and look out over the water. Welllllll
we got into a parade. Lots of women in red shirts and everything else they could find or make in red and white. Some of the shirts said Sigma Theta Tau and some had Education is Eternity. They took over the road and all we wanted was a parking lot. Found one closer to the French Quarter than the River Center Mall, so changed the eating plans.
This is what I saw out the window while eating and thought it summed up our day. We are now repacking for tomorrow, but don't have to go very far.......Maybe the blog will be interesting and exciting, but remember that after tonight, I am on bought time........
