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Dinner both nights in the dining room was right on the border of too long. Crispy coconut shrimp. Salmon gravlax. Fish and chips. Spaghetti bolognese. Chcolate cake. Everything was delicious although the fries were not as warm as they should have been. Great meal overall though.

False alarm on the laundry. It was on the couch when I got back so I likely just didn't notice it because it is usually on the bed.

Grabbed my casino vouchers to cash out and on the way back to the room it occurs to me my laundry has not been returned yet.

The line for dinner was short. Unless you had a reservation. That line was backed up to the elevator lobby. The couple in front of me have assigned dining but asked to eat here. They were accomadated. That irritates me as someone who prefers to eat around 6 without being boxed into assigned dining. I have never been accommodated even with a half empty assigned early seating. I politely mentioned my frustration with the system they have when the host mentioned I've only come twice for dinner. He didn't even pretend to care lol.

I love spicy. Real spicy not the Americanized version of spicy. But I'm always afraid to ask for spicy from cruise ship chefs. Worried like you they may get too carried away 😆.

Tonight is Caribbean night in Windjammer but I'm gonna do the dining room tonight.

Captain says there will likely be some heavy seas again once we get north of Grand Bahama Island due to Nichole churning up the ocean. Off now to the gym.

Lunch in the dining room was very good. Sweet corn cakes. I was craving a burger. I was worried it was going to be nasty but I was really craving it. That was a very good burger and I would definitely get that again. Carrot cake for dessert.

There are more than a dozen people in line to talk to the WWII vet.

In line now for a coffee then at 1130 heading to the MDR for lunch.

Veterans appreciation gathering in the Promenade. The CD, captain and senior officers were all here. The orchestra played some patriotic tunes as we said our thanks to the veterans for their service. We have a WWII vet in the crowd. Very moving and a nice turnout.

Good morning everyone and happy Veteran's Day to all the veterans. The ship is rocking a little this morning as we make our way back to Florida. Gonna get ready slowly and kill some time until lunch opens.

Had another good night in the casino. I will have to add my vouchers and reconcile against what I've charged but I believe I'm up around $160-170 this cruise. Going to bed now. Good night all.

They have a craps table. When I walked past tonight around 1030 there was nobody playing and the crew seemed to be training. I'm not sure if they were training because nobody was playing or if nobody was playing because they were training. I will check again tomorrow.

Moving over to the casino.

Last night's evening entertainment so this was for night 3: Movie on deck: Rumble 6pm Visual trivia: Friends, star lounge 6:30 Variety showtime, Royal theater 7 and 915 Summer breeze, Royal Promenade 8 Finish that lyric, star lounge 8:30 Movies on deck: Nope 9 Adult karaoke, star lounge 10:30 Music: Live music woth red label band, Boleros 6:15-8 and 9:45-11:45 Guitar and vocal entertainment, pub 8:30-1230 Piano and vocal entertainment, Schooner 8:45-12:45 Nightclub 10:30-late

Forgot to mention, there is no let it ride.

Three card poker. Blackjack limits. There was also a $6 table.

Dinner was good tonight. Lines into dinner seem to be getting better the last few cruises. Still faster with a reservation which to me defeats the purpose of mtd but it is getting better. Freedom allowed me as D+ to bypass the lines completely. That was nice. They don't seem to be offering that perk here. Was hoping it was fleet wide lol. Again not too bad though. Seafood cake. Grey goose and cranberry. Short ribs. Herb crusted salmon. Dark chocolate custard.

Let's get caught back up while I listen to some piano tunes. Lunch was Windjammer. It was meh. I overlooked the stir fry station! I bet that would have been good. Next time.

Knew it was oasis class. Took a guess to which one, guessed wrong lol.

Current situation. The pub was full again so back to Schooner.

I did not make my goal of 7pm. Just now heading to dinner. Windjammer is Mexican tonight but I have a reservation in the MDR I forgot I made since there were actually reservations available at a somewhat reasonable time. Going to miss Top Gun Maverick playing in the theater but I will try again next time.

Ooops. Was just guessing based on which ship would need one day to get back home. Wasn't factoring in sometimes they have a stop at coco cay before returning home.

I almost gave it a pass because it looked very unappealing. So glad I didn't. Next time I'll get some rice and make me a nice big bowl of it. Yum 😋.