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4 Oct 21, 03:49 PM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Jul 09
Location: Lancashire
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Love Boat to Belfast Day 7 - Hometime and Final Thoughts
I woke early to the sound of my alarm this morning – a reminder that today I was heading home 😞
I had a disembarkation time of 9:10 but in a change of procedure to Royal Caribbean, we had to leave our cabins by 8:30 and head to a public area. As a platinum member I was entitled to access a priority lounge, but in the end I opted to head to the International Café and pick up a coffee while I waited. I was pleasantly surprised to see it wasn’t too busy, and the waitress was very quick to take my order and bring my coffee which I was happy to have – I really needed the caffeine hit after my late night! I had opted to skip breakfast as I was up early and don’t enjoy eating until I’ve had time to wake up a little, so had decided I would pick up something later at the station. As I was drinking my coffee, the lady sat on the next table commented on my WDW rucksack – she and her husband were huge Disney fans and had previously owned a home in Florida, so we bonded nicely for the next half hour over Disney stories before it was time for us to disembark – I love how Disney can bring together people in the most unlikely situations! I headed off the ship and made my way to a waiting taxi and was very quickly at the station – I had over an hour before my train was due, so headed into the café to order a coffee and pastry for breakfast as I was now feeling peckish. They were both lovely and the time passed quickly before it was time to head over the bridge to the platform to catch my train. I headed to the lift to realise that is was blocked off and out of service! I had too much luggage to manage up the stairs so headed over to a station worker and he called someone to carry my case up the stairs for me – great service! The lift on the other side was working, so I headed down to the platform and within 5 minutes was boarding the first of my 3 trains which would take me home! It was a very uneventful journey, and I passed the time reading, listening to music and messaging friends and Andy and before too long I was arriving at Lancaster where my dad was waiting to collect me! It had been a fantastic break and I had loved every minute of it – can’t wait do do it all over again in less than 3 weeks back on Anthem of the Seas 🥰 Final thoughts I have really enjoyed the concept of short breaks in the UK this year, and having 3 cruises within a 10 week period had been great to counter any post-holiday blues! It was very difficult on this cruise not to make comparisons between Princess and Royal Caribbean, and if I’m totally honest I would have to say that Royal Caribbean just has the edge for me – but that is purely personal choice and in no way reflects badly on Princess – it had been a lovely ship and the service had been fabulous, but the layout and ambiance on Royal is more to my personal taste 😊 Next steps – well as you will have gathered, I had a fantastic first date with Andy, we really hit it off and have been in daily contact since the day we first matched back on-board my first cruise! On my return I spent 90 minutes on the phone to Royal Caribbean and have added him to my booking for the next cruise on Anthem of the Seas – I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to spending some quality time together and hope that it will be the beginning of something special ❤️ |
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4 Oct 21, 06:16 PM |
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Imagineer
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Thankyou for sharing (again!). Can’t wait to read about the next one
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4 Oct 21, 06:31 PM |
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Join Date: Jul 09
Location: Lancashire
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4 Oct 21, 06:37 PM |
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Imagineer
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Thanks for sharing, I really enjoyed reading.
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4 Oct 21, 06:57 PM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Mar 09
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Aww this is so sweet! Have really enjoyed your trip reports and can’t wait for your next one! Plus I’m looking forward to hearing about the anthem of the seas!
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4 Oct 21, 06:59 PM |
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Thread Starter
Imagineer
Join Date: Jul 09
Location: Lancashire
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Thank you 😊
Thank you - I’m looking forward to getting back onboard - it seems ages since I was on it but it’s only been just over a month! |
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4 Oct 21, 07:00 PM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Mar 09
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Holy moly I missed one 😂 the anthem of the seas I’m off for a read 🤣
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4 Oct 21, 07:19 PM |
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Imagineer
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Thank you for writing this up I feel like I've been on a journey with you So excited for your next one
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4 Oct 21, 07:36 PM |
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Imagineer
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Another fab cruise Reading about your adventures has really made me think that I could cruise alone if I ever needed too. So thank you
I’m really looking forward to the next report to see what happens!😍🥰 have a fab time😊 |
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4 Oct 21, 07:43 PM |
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VIP Dibber
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Ahh wow looking forward to hearing about the next cruise! So happy for you! X
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