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Friday 30 September – part one: the worst night of sleep…
I had the worst night of sleep. Mark later told me it was around midnight that I got up and went to use the bathroom, and at that point, I felt really sick, and was running quite the temperature, having to put cold water on my face to cool me down. I desperately wanted the indigestion tablets, yes the same ones that had gone missing from our things.
I went back to bed, and hoped that was the end of it, but it wasn’t. About 3:00am, I got up again, and was really violently ill. I took some tablets, and went back to bed, again hoping that was the end of it. Thankfully, it was, although apparently by this point I was snoring really loudly, so I got woken up again by Mark at 5:00am, trying to get me to stop snoring. As I say, it was the worst night…
Of course it’s the one night you could really do with a good night’s sleep, given we were travelling up to New York City today. When the alarm went off at 6:00am, I got going very slowly, as I was still struggling to get around and do anything quickly. I have no idea what set me off. It could’ve been brunch or dinner yesterday, or just a bug I picked up.
We headed up to Cabana’s just after 6:45am, letting the first breakfast rush go first, as we knew the elevators would be packed. Isn’t it funny how you still spot new details on the ships just as you’re leaving? I know that was the case for me this morning.
I only managed some fruit and cheese. I did try some cereal, but I just couldn’t stomach it. Franco came over to say goodbye and to wish us well in New York (we’d told him about our plans when we were dining at Palo).
We both found it stupidly hot in Cabana’s. I suspect that was something Disney may have been doing deliberately to ensure people didn’t outstay their welcome, shall we put it that way? I certainly noticed more people up here than we had on previous cruises, so I guess more and more people are working out this is another option on disembarkation day.
We headed out on to deck 11, and there was no air, which is what I desperately wanted, so we headed up to deck 12, and finally got some air there, which did make me feel a lot better. Phew! There was a beautiful sky…
We were one of the few people up there, and let’s just say we weren’t exactly made to feel welcome, as the crew were moving all the sun loungers into place for those who would be boarding later on. That’s fine, no-one said anything to us, and I was happy just to stroll around, and just take in the final details and cool down a bit.
Eventually, we headed back to the room, and I got a couple of shots from there…
All I wanted to do was take it easy, although of course that’s never really going to happen on disembarkation day.
We left about 8:00am, by which time there was no line at all. Everyone was waiting to get into the second seating of breakfast, or had already left. It was the perfect time to head out.
We made our way off the ship, and at the bottom of the escalator, I immediately grabbed a porter, as we were going to need one to help with all our luggage. He was great, and straightaway found all our four cases, set them on his trolley, and we were off to clear immigration and customs. We chatted the whole way and he told us how his company works exclusively for Disney, so he literally just works three days a week, twice for the Dream and once for the Fantasy. He also told us that once they had separate lines for international visitors (which we remember, as the line was often shorter than the one for US residents, given there are fewer of us), US residents, and one for the porters, which certainly made their service more worthwhile. It’s a shame they just went to one line.
Anyway, despite the daunting length of the line, we were through quite quickly, and then heading out into the heat and humidity of Florida again (ugh! ) and over to the parking garage. Our porter loaded all our cases into the trunk. He was seriously worth every penny!
Then we were off on our way out of the car park, and getting the last few views of the Dream…
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Lightning!!!! Oh my, that is so cool!! The ultimate combo for weather and photography geeks, like myself. Awesome!!
Plus you had a great night just wandering aimlessly around. That's always fun and it all looks totally different at night.
Sorry you didn't sleep well, ugh. At least it subsided eventually. Your morning photos are beautiful too with the clouds in the distance. Wow!
On your departure day, a running friend of mine was embarking. Small world! And still crazy to think of their relatively short turn around time to get thousands of people off and on, food off and on, trash off and on, etc...... it boggles the mind!
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Lightning!!!! Oh my, that is so cool!! The ultimate combo for weather and photography geeks, like myself. Awesome!!
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Plus you had a great night just wandering aimlessly around. That's always fun and it all looks totally different at night.
It does and I always love the way the ships look at night.
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Sorry you didn't sleep well, ugh. At least it subsided eventually. Your morning photos are beautiful too with the clouds in the distance. Wow!
On your departure day, a running friend of mine was embarking. Small world!
It certainly is.
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And still crazy to think of their relatively short turn around time to get thousands of people off and on, food off and on, trash off and on, etc...... it boggles the mind!
Isn't it an amazing logistical operation they have going? Mind you, in a way, it's no different to a running event - all those thousands of people taking part, and once everyone's gone through clearing it all up, so that it looks as if there was never a race there.
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So sorry that you had such a rough night but hope that you were feeling better the rest of the trip! So looking forward to hearing about your stay in NYC!
Ugh, so sorry you're feeling so badly. And it's no fun traveling when you feel like that, either.
We've still never done Cabanas on debarkation day, but keep saying 'next time'. Remind me of that in September!
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Ugh, so sorry you're feeling so badly. And it's no fun traveling when you feel like that, either.
We've still never done Cabanas on debarkation day, but keep saying 'next time'. Remind me of that in September!
We find it is the way to go. I'll try and remind you before you go - you are doing a pre-trip report, right?
Sorry you weren't feeling well. It might have been something you ate at the buffet. Hopefully you start to feel better soon. Being sick on vacation is never fun.
Liz
Sorry to hear you weren't feeling well and had such a rough night! Nice photos of The Dream on your last morning. Looking forward to the NYC portion of the TR as I'm so close by!
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Sorry you weren't feeling well. It might have been something you ate at the buffet. Hopefully you start to feel better soon. Being sick on vacation is never fun.
Liz
I really have no idea what it was, but I think it probably was food related, as it was quite a violent reaction. I suspect maybe the tuna from the previous night's dinner?
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I desperately wanted the indigestion tablets, yes the same ones that had gone missing from our things. 
As I say, it was the worst night… 
I certainly noticed more people up here than we had on previous cruises, so I guess more and more people are working out this is another option on disembarkation day. 
) and over to the parking garage. Our porter loaded all our cases into the trunk. He was seriously worth every penny! 
Oh my, that is so cool!! The ultimate combo for weather and photography geeks, like myself. Awesome!!
there were more troubles to come... not what I needed that day. 
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