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WindJammer: it is what it is - a busy buffet. Atmosphere is not great with people swarming all over but the food was good overall. Sure, There’s always some items there that are a miss but I could always find something decent. The beef & olive stew with steamed rice was a standout for me. I really enjoyed that. Fries were always good & steamed veggies too. DW had good luck at the carving station. If i was expecting a higher class of meals I would have booked the dining package. We just needed a break from the dining package as we have had unlimited or some type of package for a bunch of cruises in a row. Johnny Rockets: Approx $15/each & order as much as you like. Was not busy at all - only a few tables at around 6:30. Burgers were great (Rocket Double and Smokehouse ). DW liked the chili. Chocolate shake was good. Hadn’t had JR in a long time. Good change up. Service exceptional.

Cabin: This was a GTY assignment. Junior Suite 1590 - As expected. Cabin definitely showing some wear and tear but was clean and everything was in working order. Room Steward took good care of us and always love towel animals. Got a towel animal 4 out of 5 nights. Pretty good. The location is port side right in the middle of the forward and mid elevators. It’s under the smoking section of the pool deck. That was a non - issue for us. We did smell smoke at times but I don’t know if it was the deck above or the people next door who were smoking on their balcony. Either way it wasn’t frequent or potent enough to matter to us more than just a small annoyance.

Here are some final thoughts to wrap up. Parking: $30/day. Pay by credit card when parking. $150. Dropped bags with porter first. Garage was being used for handicapped. Open air lot is a longer walk but not far. The return to the car when we had the luggage was a bit more challenging with a few up and down curbs in the way. They did have a shuttle bus running for this reason but we skipped it. Embarking & Disembarking: Both super fast & organized. Did not stop moving in either process. Embark scheduled time was 11:30. We arrived around 10:45 and walked right on the ship (on by 11).

We will definitely be back! We really enjoyed Halifax.

100%!! They are loved by the daycare/boarding place we use which helps when you know they are in good hands.

Aw to bad we couldn’t say hi. We thought about heading to MDR a few times but just never made it or were pre occupied doing other things. I agree I really enjoyed this cruise and wish it was longer. Weather in the ports was great. Little windy that day in Halifax but not terrible.

Finally made it home. Disembark was a breeze. Our number was called early (around 8am) and we were at the car & on our way by 8:15. Picked up the dogs about 2:45. We are getting settled back in and getting some laundry started. Traffic was not nearly as bad as it was on the way to the cruise. Puppers are happy to be home!

Well it’s been a great trip. We will be on the move shortly and have a bit of a drive ahead of us. I’ll put together some final thoughts and a re cap later on once we are home.

We have been cleared and self assist is now being called. approx 7:45 am

No worries - fired up the Lavazza in the room instead.

Thought I would stop in the DL and pick up some coffee while DW is ready ready. Think again… Ugh 😑

Back to Bayonne 🗽

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Stopped by the pub for a couple final drinks and watched the Timmy Peet in the Pub. I took a video that’s way too long to post (Led Zeppelin Stairway to heaven) I will try to edit a clip down and post.

Final towel animal and the full towel family

Luggage is outside. So sad 😭 The App is telling me that our departure time is 9am but the luggage tags we received from our steward are for 8:20 departure. Ok fine, Earlier works for us. Get on the road sooner. We have around a 6 hour drive back to Pittsburgh. We plan to go directly to pick up the dogs 🐶 🐶 Looking forward to seeing the dogs and getting the NFL season underway tomorrow night. Steeler sunday coming up! Here We Go! Its noticeably warmer and much more humid as we make our way south.

Since we went to JR early we had time to kill we decided to check out the production show - In The Air. Typically theatre shows are not our thing but this one was really good. Lots of acrobatics & good music.

Lifetime journey haha

Wow! Congrats to you too. Hope you like the block. Wonder which version they have or if they actually have blocks in stock onboard.

I’m actually not sure about that. They did ask if I had the drink package and offered beers.

Johnny Rockets for dinner

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Seas have calmed down nicely