End of the Cruise

Last sea day. Last day. There were a lot of goodbyes today. There is a benevolent fund for the employees. Passengers had donated $10,000 into it since Egypt. Today there was a white elephant sale. Any junk passengers no longer wanted or could not fit into luggage was donated. Then it was sold to others. One woman paid $1,200 for a T shirt. When it was over there was almost $10,000 more. With these donations they had bought TVs and DVDs for all the crew’s cabins. It has paid for their emergencies and emergency trips home.

We are unexpectedly entering Port Everglades this evening, instead of tomorrow morning. They have given the ship permission for this early entry due to a medical emergency. Someone has to be evacuated and removing them at the dock would be the best for that person. We still will not be able to go ashore until the ship is cleared tomorrow morning. Our van is supposed to be waiting for us at about 11:00 AM.

Bobbi called the dog lady today. She will have Spike ready anytime we want to pick him up. She said he is absolutely wonderful. He is a perfect dog she says, but he already knows that.

This will probably be the last world cruise letter this year but don’t stop writing me. I hope you enjoyed reading about our adventures and experiences. I certainly have enjoyed the comments and notes.

End Of Cruise Sherm Out.