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Day 9 - Port #6 December 31st, 2022 Location: Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands It was still dark as we backed the ship into the Havensight Pier. The sun was just starting to come up! So the reason I was up before light, was Susan said 6 am would be an excellent time to get the pastries delivered to the room. Remember how I mentioned that Jay had said that he would have pastries delivered to us yesterday? Well I was up to receive them. Susan the one who set the time, was still asleep. Coffee and Almond Pastries Susan finally got up, had her pastries and coffee, then we headed to breakfast.

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Picture time! We got drinks and found this balloon animal. We took some photos with it, but none of them wowed us! Time for Dinner! Margherita Pizza Burrata Pappardelle Bolognese Tagliatelle Mushrooms Dessert menu Here are what all the desserts look like! Our server, Eddy, took this photo for me! Cheesecake Tiramisu After dinner, we headed to the theater. We settled in for Kinky Boots. This was the final performance of the cruise, and also the final performance on the Encore and likely NCL as well. The cast did an excellent job, and I am sure it was really tough for them! I enjoyed the show. We headed to bed, because we had an earlier arrival into St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands tomorrow. -- Note: I will try to work on this some over the weekend. We do have several commitments so I will try!

So we bought a little steel drum. Its fun, and the vendor was great! Modeling in front of the ship Sunset Back on the ship to head to the good ole US of A, at least for a day!

So we headed back onto the ship to change out of our beach gear, and then we were going to look for something for our travel wall.

This was the included lunch! pano! Soon it was time to head back to the ship.

We spent five dollars for an umbrella. It was worth it. It was a little murky underwater The water was nice!

In the van heading to the beach! The road was very bumpy. Sorry for the blurry pictures! We finally got to Runaway Beach and the Mystic Beach Bar & Restaurant

Finally at the dock in St. John's! Old Fort Port Photo! All ready for our beach day! Jason and the crew! We are in line to head out to our beach day! On the move!

Susan finally came out and found me. So off to breakfast we go! Fruit Salad and Cottage Cheese Fruit Salad Eggs Benedict Egg and Avocado Wrap Restaurant Manager Jay came into the MDR as we were there and we chatted with him. He asked us how the food was, and we said excellent. We mentioned how we like the pastries, especially the the chocolate croissant ones. He said, well I will have some special pastries delivered in the morning tomorrow and asked what time was good. We said 6 am as we had an early call into St. Thomas.

We are getting really close now! Pilot pickup! Going around for another attempt

Day 8 - Port #5 December 30th, 2022 Location: St. John's, Antigua Good Morning! Another beautiful day in the Caribbean! I see land!

I want to go back, especially to St. Lucia. The rain kind of dampened (literally) the visit! I also want to go to a few other islands in the area.

After Coco's we hit the Silent Disco in the Social. If you have not done a Silent Disco, it was amazing. I like how there are 4 different groups to flow between. You can see the years on the ceiling. We called it a night after the disco! We had a blast! We also knew we had a beach day the next day in Antigua, so we wanted to be well rested. -- Note: I will be away from home the next two days, so it may be a few days for me to continue posting photos. Please feel free to ask questions and I will try to respond as time allows.

Once dry, we quickly did photos! Here is one of the photographers posing to test the flash! We decided to eat dinner with Jason, Becky, Gary, and Emily. We had a good time on the excursion but it nice hanging out with them over a meal. Vegetable Spring Roll Cajun Breaded Mushrooms Bruschetta Roasted Pork Tenderloin Carved Whole Roasted Pork Loin Warm Chocolate Hazelnut Souffle (I had to get 2) Coconut and Mango Cake Emily wanted a dessert from Coco's, so we went there with Jason, Becky, Gary, and Emily. These kids were given a chocolate fountain and then the parents disappeared. Emily's choice!

Jason taking photos of us in the boat. The view from above! Everyone climbed back on and we started back to Castries. As we are getting back, the skies look horrible. It didn't get any better. The rain was pouring down as we ran back to the ship. Susan asked the security guards as we entered the ship if they wanted a hug. They were in their whites and she was soaked. The politely declined! I used the hair dryer in the room for the first time. So I could dry my shoes enough to go to dinner.

We enjoyed conversing with Jason, Becky, Gary, and Emily. We got to know each other better. Those clouds don't look happy. So we arrived at the swimming spot for those who wanted to go into the water, and it started pouring. Jason took on of the GoPro's and jumped in! He took several photos trying to figure the camera out! Emily getting ready to jump! Gary getting ready to jump! He made it!

We started toward our excursion Time for our pirate adventure! That blue tarp is definitely authentic! We sat up top to enjoy the breeze as we sailed! Off we go! Our boat was bigger than most in the harbor and felt so small compared to the ship. They passed around bananas Remember how I mentioned the airport was literally at the waters edge, well here comes a plane now! It wasn't bad as we set out Sandals Resort on the cliff

We headed up to the room to grab our stuff. We were looking at the weather and decided to only bring our cell phones in the waterproof lanyards and the GoPro's. We were planning on going and taking a picture by the sign... We met on the dock next to the ship and found out Jason, Becky, Gary, and Emily were on the same excursion as us.

We hung out until lunch, and went to lunch a little earlier than we wanted to due to the time of the excursion meet up. Yippee! My favorite lunch menu! We can see land! Bay Scallop Gratin with extra bread! If you don't request extra, they only give you like 3 or 4. Chicken Flautas Another look at them The airport is right next to the water. Spaghetti Carbonara Queso Frito Tortilla Bowl with a chicken breast from the Chicken Milanese Milk Chocolate Cheesecake Warm Chocolate Lava Cake

Yogurt Parfait Half Grapefruit & Orange Segments with Cottage Cheese Loaded Hashbrown Potatoes Eggs to order with assorted sides and bagels (making my own breakfast sandwich) After breakfast, we made our way to Q to play bamboozled. We played on the Breakaway and did horribly. Well we were by ourselves and were really tired. We were excited to try again! Let's do this! I will not give anything away, but I encourage you to participate if on a ship that offers it! We did not win.

Day 7 - Port #4 December 29th, 2022 Location: Castries, St. Lucia Daily Good Morning from the Caribbean Sea! Coffee and Pastries! Relaxing on the Waterfront!

We had a great view of the kitchen. Lobster Bisque Black Tiger Shrimp Trio Wedge with my normal modifications! 20 oz Porterhouse 5 oz Petite Filet Mignon All the sides! Pretty plate! I spy a Tomahawk! Someone was not amused... My naked "OMG" Cheesecake! Seven Layer Chocolate Cake We called it a night. Tomorrow is St. Lucia and an afternoon arrival, so we have time to relax! --

We headed back to the room and relaxed for a bit. Cargo ship in the distance. Arranging the dirty clothes! Another ship! Soon it was time to get ready for pictures! Cagney's was on the docket for tonight!

We headed down to Taste for lunch! Chicken Noodle Soup Wedge Salad with Cheddar and Ranch instead of Blue Cheese. Chicken Quesadilla Tuna Melt Classic Cheeseburger add bacon Cobb Salad After lunch, we went to the Under $500 Art Auction We had a good time. I think my mouth fell open several times over prices. It was a fun experience.