Saturday April 28, 2018: Part 2
We hopped on the tram back to the ship, and pretty soon we were back in air conditioning. We booked it back to our room, where we showered and probably took a nap. We were saddened but not surprised to find the debarkation instructions and luggage tags in our room.
I spent some time watching the continuous loop of debarkation instructions, somewhat confused by the absence of a customs form, as I vividly remembered overthinking the completion of that 2 years ago. Turns out on this cruise, they were only requiring we fill that out if we were over our limits. We weren’t.
Sometime during this timeframe, I took a few more pictures of the island. It really had been an absolutely beautiful day. We SO lucked out!!
Tonight was optional dress up night, so I ended up back in the dress from Palo. We didn’t look for any photographers though. With Nick’s sunburn, he was not in the mood for that, if they were even present. I know on our last cruise, there was no photography on the final night. The show tonight was Dreams, which we had seen and loved on the Wonder. We all enjoyed it tonight too! Great show, and a great wrap up to the trip! Cruise Director Darren absolutely gushed about our weather luck and how gorgeous the day had been when he spoke to us at the show. We agreed fully.
After Dreams, we all headed back to our rooms to finish packing, so that we could get the suitcases out before dinner. We didn’t want to have to rush back, since we were dining at Rapunzel’s tonight. While packing, I also took some time to take some sunset pictures. It was an amazing sunset to wrap up an amazing trip.
Somehow the packing got done, and I hauled the suitcase into the hallway. In true Disney fashion, a stateroom host (not ours) happened to be walking by, saw the suitcase working its way out the door, and immediately grabbed it with a smile and said “I’ll bring that where it needs to go”. And with that, our suitcase was whisked away.
Of course as soon as the suitcase was hauled away, I discovered I had forgotten to pack my shower gel. One more thing to stuff into the slightly crammed liquids baggie on my carry-on. Hopefully Miami’s TSA aren’t as strict as Manchester’s!
Chores done, it was time for dinner. We worked our way down to deck 3, where we found an exceptionally long line waiting to get into Rapunzel’s. The blonde music couple (The Vitos) was performing in the Promenade Lounge, so we grabbed seats and listened to them perform, and watched the line move forward. Once the end of the line appeared, we headed for the dining room. I think we met Nick’s parents in line.
Rapunzel’s is amazing. The decor is fantastic. The “shows” that happen through dinner are fun, particularly the floating lanterns. And the food is really good too. I had a charcuterie platter appetizer, potato soup, sea bass, and creme brulee cheesecake. I have no idea what Nick had, other than the black forest “tower” dessert that I have a picture of. The whole experience was top notch, and 100% Disney. And...the thug that had referred to Nick as the magnificent beard man recognized him as we entered, which made Nick’s night. And we all agreed that this was the perfect restaurant to finish our trip in. I know a lot of people want to be in Rapunzel’s the same night as the Tangled show, and I can understand that, but to have such a great dining experience to cap off the trip was perfect for us.
It was tonight at dinner that we were really wowed by John. We thought it had said a lot when he had said that, yes, he would do a Disney cruise again. Well tonight, he stated that “the last night is brutal, knowing this is ending”. I have a feeling we will have company on future Disney cruises! And we wholeheartedly agree with him. The last night is brutal!
We definitely took our time with dinner, because how can you not in this dining room? I think when dinner ended, we headed straight back to our rooms, to finish packing carry-ons and try to get a little bit of sleep.
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