Good Morning Seattle ~ Disembarkation

Ah,  a beautiful morning in Seattle.

 It was 4:37 AM when I started 

taking the first photos of the morning.

Such a beautiful dawn

while we sail in 

towards our berth in Seattle.

On our last night, we were asked

to have our luggage set out for disembarkation

just before dinner time.

You keep what you need for the 

night and and the following morning.

The rest is set out into the hallway

for the crew to take away.

The next morning you can reclaim

your luggage inside the cruise terminal

once you have left the ship and

passed through customs.

After the fact we realized 

that we should have kept one

of the smaller roll on luggage cases

for the last night

rather than the two carry bags.

It would have been a lot easier

  to pull along a rolling case,

rather than lug two carry on bags.

We didn't realize what a mistake 

that was until we saw other passengers

having an easier time walking the plank 

  gangway heading off the ship.

Our bags seemed to weigh more 

with every step we took.

Total distance traveled from

  Seattle to Alaska and back to Seattle.

2024.5 nautical miles

which is 2328.17 miles.

There she is, the Westerdam again.

Hi neighbors.

 We decided to have our last 

cruise breakfast in the dining room.

This photo reminds me

that it's the little extra touches

that make an ordinary meal, 

 something extra special.

Go that extra step to pour creamer

out of a pitcher, instead of the carton.

Not that I've done that since we've been

home... but it does seem that small 

efforts do make a normal meal 

feel like a special occasion. 

We ordered the 'famous' 

 french toast with a cornflake crust.

It's one of the recommended 

not to be missed breakfast dishes.

That's according to quite a few 

Cruise Critic members.

Well... I'm sorry to say, 

I didn't like it.

I should explain though.

I'm not fond of donuts because

of that deep fried flavor they get

from the oil used.

I think the french toast was deep fried. 

It wasn't what I thought it was 

going to be and wish I had ordered

something else entirely.

But hey, overall everything

was fantastic. 
After breakfast we headed back
to our stateroom one last time
to pick up our carry on bags that
were already to go.
Our room steward had already 
started getting the room ready for
the next lucky passengers.
The bed had already been stripped
and freshly made.
We found our steward and waved
a fond farewell to him as he
was working in another cabin. 
 We found the crew members to be
wonderful, and they work awfully
hard to take care of everyone onboard.
We were due to meet in the 
Princess Theatre at 8:05AM
for our disembarkation time.
After a short wait, we were 
told to make our way off the ship.
Oh... no... sniffle ... sad... boo hoo.
  

My last view of the Golden Princess

with her flags waving in the breeze.

It certainly was a wonderful vacation.

Cruising wasn't even on our

'it could actually happen' radar

until our friend Carole said

"you guys should go". 

 Thanks for having the patience

to follow along as I

went way overboard with details

and photos.

I didn't realize how absolutely

long it would take when 

I first started this.

But this is it... the end!