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Deck 3, starboard, is the departure point. We are hiding out in the Conference Center.

Now Group 11 (8:30 am)

Groups 7-9 have been called (8:01 am)

We are good so far. Let's see how long the lines are.

Groups 4 & 5 have been called (7:51 am). My wife and I are Group 20

We are cleared by C & I. Groups 1-3 have just been called (7:45 am).

There are plenty of tables for two in the main dining room. We are seated at one right at the back wall of windows. The table behind my wife is also a table for two.

Good morning from the Port ofTampa! It's a beautiful day here. Gonna be hot, too.

We are finishing a 15 night transatlantic cruise on Constellation. We had prime rib on the MDR menu for the first and last nights of this sailing.

Buoy beacons that mark the narrow approach to Tampa have appeared. We have partly cloudy skies with the moon out and visibility is good.

Ok. The answer is yes. I was able to hook up my laptop to HDMI 3 input of our stateroom TV and use the remote to change the video source. It was as easy as doing it at home. By the way, tonight the movies in our stateroom are Standing Up, Falling Down (2019) and Desk Set (1957). I think I mentioned it earlier, there is no video on demand capability with Constellation television system nor can you order room service with it.

Tonight We set our clocks back an hour. We are scheduled to dock at Cruise Terminal 6 at the Port of Tampa. We will be the only cruise ship there. The Buccaneers are playing a home game that day at 4:25 EST.

Our disembarkation instructions:

Final free slot tournament:

Our own @Bob29321, bravely participated in this morning's Egg Drop contest. Bob was about one of six or seven contestants who dropped their egg holding contraption from the fifth deck of the Grand Foyer atrium onto the marble floor of the Grand Foyer below. Points were given for the number of eggs that survived. Bonus points were awarded for drop accuracy (there was a target area marked on the floor) and design. Unfortunately Bob's novel design involving a parachute drifted slightly when it was dropped and it got hung up on the hand rail of the 4th deck robbing him of all performance and drop accuracy points. Bob gets an "A" for effort and I'm sure Rev 2.0 will be better.

Constellation is now turning north to head to Tampa.

Correction: that's Silhouette at Key West

About 30 min ago, this Coast Guard ship sailed close to us.

Above is a not so great photo of Silhodocked at Key West.

We are now passing Key West. I can see Solstice docked at the pier.

I'm sorry about that. We showed up to the main dining room and was told it was closed.