Final Formal Night

Thursday March 10^th

This is our last full sea day and we have lots that we want to do. This vacation is entirely too short.

We went upstairs for breakfast and visited with a very nice couple from Florida. After breakfast we went to the photo department and made the final decisions on which photos we will buy. We decided to buy four and we got one for free. I checked out the pictures on the camera and our photos from evenings are very good so we generally bought the port pictures. Of course we have signed up for the photo book with Panraven. I enjoy doing them and they are such a nice result.

Today is the dessert extravaganza and we viewed it and took lots of pictures but we made sure to be back in our cabin when it came time to sample some of the wonderful treats.

We had a small sandwich in our room and then I went to the art auction. It is a champagne auction and the final one of the cruise. This was my last chance to possibly win something. I did not win but it certainly was fun to watch the big spenders at work. One lady bought her husband a 16,000.00 painting. Apparently it was to be a surprise. Some surprise when he sees the cruise bill.

This is the final formal night and it is the champagne waterfall and lobster night. We got ready early and we went up to Skywalkers for drinks before dinner. As usual the lobster was great. After dinner we went to the Princess theatre for the big show. It was great and I got some nice pictures.

After the show we walked a little and could not decide what to do next. We decided to come back to the cabin to change while we decided what to do next.

Well we made the mistake of turning on the television in the room and of course there was the live coverage of the quake at Japan. Unbelievable!! We were glued to the TV and did not turn it off until well after midnight.