December 26, 2024

It is always sad for us after enjoying time with family and also the special journey we have taken on cruises – when it is time to pack. We are pretty organized already this afternoon and enjoying the last relaxing sea day on the way to Miami.

I had a second cooking class this morning. it was called Brunch Around the World, and again, everything we made was delicious. We started with a muesli, originally a Swiss dish. This one had oats, almond milk, blueberries, bananas and strawberries, orange juice and honey.

Next we made scones and we ate them with clotted cream and raspberry jam.

Our final dish was a Persian frittata served with a yogurt topping combined with spices, dried cherries and nuts.

The frittata was served with Prosecco and a ginger liqueur. Mark, Ramsay and Norm joined at the end to tase the dishes. All got a thumbs up.

For some reason, the blackjack tournament was not listed in the daily Currents newsletter so less than half of yesterday’s players showed up. We had to have 4 qualifying games yesterday and only 2 today. No chance for me today with many bad hands but somehow it was better than losing by one chip! The same woman, Lois, who won yesterday was lucky again today!

Our final trivia was a good one. Then the prize redemption ensued. We saved our points from the spring cruise and gave them to Adam, Mark and Ramsay.

We had dinner at the final specialty restaurant, Ember, tonight. Delicious as always.

Our final show was Craig Diamond. Adam, Mark and Ramsay spent time with him during the cruise and had a lot of fun. We couldn’t figure out how he did some of his tricks.

I am writing this from back home in West Palm Beach where we are fully unpacked and settled in. Mark and Ramsay’s flight just landed and Adam’s is still in the air. Miss them so much already and are very happy we could all have this time together.

Ending this with just a few more pictures of the amazing gingerbread village!