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Settling in at the Hilton Miami Airport Blue Lagoon with some white zin (thanks @Ourusualbeach) and waiting for the Indiana basketball game. Noon flight back to Chicago tomorrow. Missing my golden girls. Expect at least one more “reunion” puppy post 💕🐶🐶 Hope the rest of the Bella cruisers had an “uneventful” travel day and you are settling in at home.

Dinner to night was…. 94th Aerosquadron… highly recommend…. This is our “go to” pre cruise/post cruise restaurant in Miami. not inexpensive, but what is in Miami? 🤷🏼‍♀️ Great spot directly across from the airport. You can watch the planes come in. Depending on the runway traffic, it can be like a mini Maho Beach experience. shrimp cocktail was a solid 10 Beef tenderloin was the best I’ve had in a long time. And the key lime pie? Another solid 10 they have connected headsets hanging randomly in spots in the dining room if you want to listen in to air traffic control at the Miami airport.

I’m told that’s a hard no. Different casino programs. Only inquired because our next few sailings are on Celebrity. But since Wi-Fi tips and drinks already included, I can forego the casino status symbol

Off to dinner. Since I’ve not eaten enough the past 8 nights….😎 kind of a grey day today in Miami, but I’m not complaining…. 38 degrees in Chicago palm trees and…..other friends

Thanks, Valerie, I was wondering if the shared ride option would have been better …. Sounds like much of the same…

Thought about starting to dry out and maybe a “healthy” snack 😂😂😂😂

Debarkation was a tad rough. For some reason we exited deck 5, bumper to bumper body traffic, and did a complete loop around the jogging track 🏃‍♀️ ( which I successfully avoided like the plague for 7 days). it was almost a full hour of shuffling until we got to the taxi line. I should have remembered how awful it was from our Symphony sailing last March, but apparently I haven’t killed those brain cells yet 🥳 the problem when you exit is you have to make a decision, taxi to the right, shared rides to the left. Chose the right (taxi) but our wait was only about another 30 minutes. $54 taxi fare from the port to the Hilton Miami Airport Blue Lagoon. Our Uber fare to the port from here was only 5 dollars more. Didn’t check Uber rates because we’d already committed to the taxi line….

One more wake up in Miami left…. Unfortunately it won’t be onboard 🥺

@John&LaLa John, thanks for all you did to make this cruise unique and special….know that we all appreciated it! I’m sorry we didn’t get a final schooner bar hug goodbye, but you know that’s okay…it’s only until “next time” 😉 This has been (literally) one of my favorite sailings…..mostly because I got to reconnect with ones I hadn’t seen in years, and had the pleasure of meeting others I’d always wanted to 💕 what an amazing community we have! 🤗 my final picture of the week….. it won’t win any awards. iPhone technology….But I hope you all get to experience that one night on the balcony with no light pollution. It will make you want to keep coming back.

good luck! I had no ☘️ luck with the Indiana /Kent state game. Had to download the app and watch it on my phone think you can guess how that went….😡 If this Wi-Fi was free I’d still be unhappy 😂 it’s even worse when you spend $250 for it, and doesn’t work

oh no! As other s have recommended, definitely request a wheel chair when you check in. A day pass at a local hotel is also a good idea to kill some time…what airline are you flying? if United, I could probably share a club pass for you to use…at least you’d be more comfortable than at the gate. I know it stinks traveling with an injury! 🥺

You can never see too many sunrise or sunset photos. The ones at sea can’t be replicated and every one is unique 💕 thanks for sharing yours @FromSea2ShiningSea

That’s a framer, Greg! 💕

I may have placed a few towels on two loungers in the Solarium and then went for brunch in the MDR 👹 total time away from my seat was 50 minutes….if you can’t beat them, join them Location, location, location brunch in the MDR opened at 9. We arrived about 10 minutes early and were seated immediately. The lines when we left were long. great experience, compared to the windjammer or even the solarium. They’ve been packed all week in the morning. I really miss the breakfast service on deck 15 (what is now El Loco fresh) . On some oasis class ships it’s open in the mornings, and it’s my favorite spot…. Brunch menu dessert for breakfast

Way to go, Lisa! 😎 I was too late. Had to find a spot in the Solarium. At least you’ll be occupying those chairs — unlike many others there yesterday where it was clear the towels were placed in the early morning and unoccupied most of the day 🙄

Difficult evening wear decisions…., Cheer on your favorite team at playmakers, or St. Patrick’s day green for formal night? compromise…. Wearing green at Playmakers. Waiting for my Hoosiers.🔴⚪️ and an added bonus was seeing Purdue fall….😎

Lol, I watched this morning on the balcony and started feeling even “greener” then had to take a walk …. oh, and I’ve absolutely recovered….🥳☘️🎉😎 bring on the St. Paddys day shenanigans!

Pretty close

looks like she’s parking next to the Dawn… or headed straight for us

same for us…… thought about getting off here, but it would break my streak of three straight port days onboard 😎

I hope your wish for an empty ship comes to fruition! So far I’ve only gotten off in CocoCay, and I will say the ship is the most crowded I’ve seen thus far on a port day. Very surprising. Beach pool completely full. Of towels anyway. 😂

Is that what I drank???? 😵‍💫🫣 a Bloody Mary with Tito’s is sure to cure what ails me. Gotta be top of my game for Irish day….☘️

Took awhile for the Dawn to get settled in … This one’s trying

Another great set from the Bon Jovi cover band, Slippery When Wet , Schooner Bar shenanigans, then the 70’s party. my Apple Watch tried to warn me, but it was worth it