Nicole721 Posted May 22, 2014 Author #226 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Without a farewell party (sigh) or a show (double sigh – it was a repeat performance from a hypnotist that performed earlier in the week), we just kind of wandered around the ship. The day ended as it began – out on the balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole721 Posted May 22, 2014 Author #227 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Today’s Lido Lunch Menus: Today’s Taste Bar Menu: Today’s Lido Dinner Menus: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole721 Posted May 22, 2014 Author #228 Share Posted May 22, 2014 My cell phone service senses were tingling bright and early (well, dark and early), but man, they were far off. I kept waking up, convinced it was my spidey-like senses telling me my reception had returned, and we still weren’t quite within AT&T’s service zones. We finally docked around 5:30 am. Mom and Stephanie were up around 6:30 am and we all headed up to the Lido deck for a quick breakfast. Sadly, arepas weren’t on the menu anymore :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole721 Posted May 22, 2014 Author #229 Share Posted May 22, 2014 We headed back to the room for a bit before grabbing our bags and heading down to the platinum lounge (which was being held in the dining room) for debarkation. The entire process passed by in a blur, but we were off the ship around 9 or 9:30 am. We bid adieu to the Breeze and headed into some ring of hell where someone thought a baggage carousel was a great idea to handle luggage for ~3700 passengers. While I’m sure that’s more efficient on their side to not need as many people to arrange luggage in rows, it’s extraordinarily less efficient to have crowds of people trying to spot luggage one piece at a time as it pops out onto the belt. A porter came over to help us with our luggage and took us through customs and led us outside to help us get a taxi to the airport. Just as our porter flagged a taxi down for us and was helping the driver put the luggage in the trunk while we were stepping in, a woman working for the port pulled us out of the cab because she had a group that needed a cab. I lost my ****. In the nicest possible way because I’m generally non-confrontational, but ****, you guys. Seriously? I don’t care if they slipped you a ten. You don’t pull people out of a cab. You hail another cab. There are tons of them. I’m actually getting twitchy remembering it. So I’m going to move on to the part where we were already in another cab and looking out the rearview mirror with a metaphorical single tear running down each of our faces. Though Miami International was pretty busy (predictably so for a Sunday morning), we were flying first class, so we breezed through all the lines and found ourselves aimlessly wandering around the airport until boarding time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole721 Posted May 22, 2014 Author #230 Share Posted May 22, 2014 So I’ve never flown first class before. I don’t know if Mom has, either. Stephanie has. If she is flying out alone to meet me and Mom in Florida, she’ll usually fly first class. In all honesty, I don’t even remember how she convinced us to do it. But man, what an experience. I was a little freaked out that there was no wi-fi available on the flight (having wi-fi distracts me from my flight anxiety), but it turned out, we didn’t even need it. We had these super awesome lay flat seats that I literally spent at least half of the flight playing around with and every time there was a little bump of turbulence? We just ordered a drink. And to top it all off? There were freshly baked cookies for dessert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nicole721 Posted May 22, 2014 Author #232 Share Posted May 22, 2014 The flight passed by in a blur (and was probably one of the most peaceful flights I can remember – probably because I was distracted playing with the seat) and before I knew it, we were playing spot-my-apartment-building out the window as we flew over downtown Chicago as we approached O’Hare. And that’s where it ends, friends! We’re off to San Juan tomorrow, so I’ll see you all in a couple weeks with a new Valor review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madaboutmod Posted May 23, 2014 #233 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Thanks, always enjoy your posts. Just got off the Valor Sunday. I hope your cruise is as nice as ours was. Sent from my GT-P3113 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole721 Posted May 23, 2014 Author #234 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Thanks, always enjoy your posts. Just got off the Valor Sunday. I hope your cruise is as nice as ours was. Sent from my GT-P3113 using Tapatalk Thanks! We just got into San Juan. So excited!! Sent from my iPhone using Cruise Critic Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madaboutmod Posted May 23, 2014 #235 Share Posted May 23, 2014 If you love coffee...art of espresso or quarto sombras. Quarto is super cool and trendy. Sent from my LG-LS970 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole721 Posted May 24, 2014 Author #236 Share Posted May 24, 2014 If you love coffee...art of espresso or quarto sombras. Quarto is super cool and trendy. Sent from my LG-LS970 using Tapatalk Ooh thanks for the tips! Sent from my iPhone using Cruise Critic Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted May 25, 2014 #237 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Love all your food photo's, you made me hungry.:D:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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