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A beautiful afternoon! We spent some "we" time on the balcony, then meandered into the lounge to meet the new additions to the suite world, only a few showed up. Then off to a great dinner at The Catch (Ron, the Manager with Made and Bonson serving made for a perfect evening. Tom doubled down on the sole, while I outed fit the King Prawns. I was unaware that they were going to be quite so huge; however, they were delicious!

On the ship: people watched for a bit as a slow trickle began... then the gates opened and we headed for the refuge of our balcony. After a time, we decided to try lunch in Reserve, so headed down. Tom decided to try the veggie burger. Important note: Tom is not vegan... Tom is not even vegetarian. His lunch choice was questionable 🤔 at best, but he did live with his decision, accompanied by a lovely Sauvignon blanc. For my fellow vinophiles, either the wine didn't compliment the burger or vice versa. On with the day!

So, today: We woke up (thanks to the alarm clock on the phone) at the criminal hour of 0730. Ewwww! We're on holiday: wth?!?! Oh, yes, turnaround day! But wait ✋️ we get to get back on, so all is not lost! Shower, dress and down to Harmony for the happy juice, naughty latte and Frenchy Toast before we depart the ship at 9:27am. Wowie, these people just keep POURING off of the ship. I know that my watch is set correctly; it's 10:15, and the latter it gets, the grumpier the people look that are coming out. 😳 Finally it stops, and since there is no guidance, I ask a gentleman where the in- transits go. He pointed me to the port people who were gathered in a group. When I asked, a lovely woman, Joni, took me by the arm and escorted us up the escalator, where we waited for five minutes. At 10:37, a mere hour and ten minutes after departing, we were back on board! What?!?! Amazing!! Important note: for Sydney: no B2B meeting groups, just show yourself off by 9:30am.

Don't let him fool you, "some" of us started the day with "happy juice" and naughty lattes!

That's rough, hope it straightens out!

Majestic updates for this trip

New officer board 😀

Some of the great things put on by the above-amazing suite host, Darko and his staff:

Tonight's duck entree

Bingo jackpot won today by gentleman from Perth in 42 numbers $3995-ish!!!

Loving Bingo with Fortuna Luck! (#winning)

Anniversary in Concierge Lounge:

SMART CASUAL: FORMAL NIGHT:

Neville is the consummate host and y'all are the best companions!!.We still miss you all, and want a reunion tour ❤️ P.S.: Tom's stop hooking everything off the tee 😀

We had center, about 1/3 of the way back lower level, prime view.

Fun times at Harmony Restaurant

We enjoyed the Chef's Table immensely

Foster

1:30am :)

On Majestic now and they are enforcing the "no reserving" theater seats, and shows are full, including many premier package folks using theirs.

Are on Majestic now, and the reserved seats are a huge benefit for the production shows, which have been, without fail, filling up. They release them five minutes prior to show time. Last night even the 9:30 showing off Fantastic Journey, which I believe is exclusive to Majestic, was filling by five minutes prior and people were scrambling.

And Tom found one he likes... and doesn't want to bid on it!