We started with the disembarkation briefing from Cruise Director Bruce. He does a terrific job and is very funny yet informative. Told us everything we need to know about leaving the ship on Saturday morning. Right after his talk was the crew farewell and that was a stirring moment. As they played "We Are Family" they brought many members of the crew on stage so we could thank them collectively for the wonderful and caring service. Service on board a cruise ship can't be beat. It was a very bittersweet moment as we have all lived together for the past 5 weeks and of course there are a number of crew members we encounter frequently in our day that we have come to like and enjoy. They are all so friendly and pleasant. We'll truly miss them.
After the crew farewell the Happy Hour gang went up to the Crows Nest, not for noon hour drinks but to participate in a team trivia event. We thought we would do well and did get 19 of 23 points, sadly though the winners came through at 21. We are going to try again Friday afternoon after our day's tour.
We had seen crew members setting up a buffet the previous evening and in the morning all around the Lido Deck Pool. It was a fabulous looking and delicious lunch time meal.
When we were finishing lunch Deen noticed out the window some whales jumping. I couldn't react quickly enough with my camera to get as good a shot as I did the other day in Greenland. I did comment that HAL was going to charge us all an extra $50 for the whale show.
Deen spent a good part of the afternoon packing. My contribution was to get out of the way. We all did meet of course at the usual time and place for Happy Hour and then a formal night dinner in the MDR. Surf and turf on the menu. And they promised fresh Maine lobster for dinner Friday night.
Friday morning sees us arriving in Bar Harbor,Maine . We have a trolley tour planned. And we are now back in the Eastern Time zone. It is actually quite nice getting the time back slowly.
Location:In the Atlantic east of Nova Scotia
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