March 27, 2019 - Sea Day - Wednesday, Day 80
The last items were packed today. The suitcases were weighed and the necessary transfers to meet the 50 pound weight limitation were made. Even though we had purchased another suitcase in Makassar we were having some difficulties. We just have too much to take home. I am the culprit here. I really brought too many clothes. Having free laundry greatly reduces the number of garments required. Maybe next time I will get it right.
We will be checking 4 bags, so we could be checking 200 pounds. The problem now is not the weight, but the volume. One bag is a 29 inches, the largest allowed. 2 bags are 25 inches and the 4th bag is a carryon size. So, all of them are fully loaded. I am worried about the new bag we bought in Makassar. It seems a bit flimsy and I am not confident about the zipper. Fortunately we received luggage straps with TSA locks built in as a pillow gift on the World Cruise last year. I will definitely put one of these around the new bag just in case the zipper gives way.
This has been a day of farewells. We thanked the breakfast and lunch dining room waiters after those meals. Our dinner team was fabulous. This was a hard goodbye. We have bonded more closely with these fellows than any others. Several of the waiters thanked us for our comments. The captain had forwarded our letter to all department heads. They have posted it in the departments with the names highlighted. They were very proud of this.
As we left the dining room for the last time we met the hotel director. We chatted for quite a while. He explained the distribution of our letter. He talked about how hard he and the captain work to have a happy crew. He also thanked us for what he considered a special comment in our letter. In it we related that every night when we went to bed we said to each other that it had been “another fine day.”
After dinner and the show we placed our bags in the hall. They magically disappeared without a sound.
We went to bed tonight for the last time on this voyage. Another fine day. Indeed, a very fine voyage.
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