Saturday, February 15 - At Sea

 Today is our last full day of the cruise.  Jasmin in Compass Rose knew it was Michael's birthday (well, he had mentioned before that he would be doing something "special" on his birthday instead of his usual avocado toast without the fried egg.)  He often has a cronut also, and she would hold one out for him each morning.  This morning she brought it like this:

That's a real candle, so he made sure to blow it out quickly.  Flames on board are seriously frowned on, of course.  But they do it for special occasions in the dining rooms.

We had a nice lecture by Miguel about why color is important in the plant and animal world.  Very interesting, and while I knew some of it, I still learned a lot.  Then Terry Bishop gave his last lecture of this cruise segment about Robert Cochrane, a British Admiral.  I doubt he'll be on our next cruise in July, but it would be great if he were.

When we came back to the cabin we found this:

Fun to see the decorations, but very sad to see our luggage out for packing.

Our last Trivia was a very respectable 14/15.  That gave Michael and me just enough points for 2 Regent luggage straps, which are actually very nice.

Being our last night, we all got together for a farewell drink in Mariner Lounge.  The lighting isn't very good there, but we asked Watoni to take a photo.


Since Michael had missed his Lobster Thermidor and Beef Wellington the other night (we had dinner with Andrew in Chartreuse), he asked if he could have it tonight for his birthday.  No problem.  And he also ordered foie gras, just to completely gild the lily.  Needless to say, he was very happy at dinner.  And there was a special birthday cake and singing by the staff.  We will really miss all of them.

Then it was back to the cabin for final packing and putting our bags outside the door.  Tomorrow will be an early start and a very long day, so we turned in early (as if we really need an excuse!)  We will be home Monday mid-day and I'll try to make one final entry to close this out.

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM

    Happy Belated Birthday, Michael!!! Have a smooth trip home.
    Suzie

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM

    Happy Birthday Michael. Have a wonderfully safe and smooth ride home. Hope the weather at home improves. Tom G.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM

    Happy Birthday Michael!🥳 So great to follow your blog on a cruise missed! Sarah

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