Last Day At Sea Before New York

       Today was our last day of the cruise. The seas have remained very calm for the entire 16 days and the weather got warmer as the day went on. We made it one last time to the meditation and zumba sessions. Both zumba instructors were very good blending regular zumba with gold for those who needed it. After that the activities were a bit sketchy as they have been for the entire cruise. We skipped the culinary demonstration and galley tour but did make the rounds of the another Onboard outlet sale. I think they have had one every sea day! Combined with tea and a muffin, that filled the morning.

    We took the morning break as chance to pack most of our things. That went quickly! After we skipped line dancing but went to the Ballroom dance class where we reviewed some of the dances taught. The old saying use it or loose it certainly is true for the steps taught but we enjoyed ourselves. The class was a lot smaller today so we were not bumping into people. We hurried and got into the dinning room for lunch just before they closed. The Voice of the Ocean Finale was right after that. They have the turning chairs, judges (?) who pick 2 of the finalists and then select 1. The audience then selects the winner electronically! Winner had 71% of the vote. She was really good.

   We spent the rest of the afternoon packing and getting ready for dinner. The show this evening was a Country Singer from Nashville. I think it was the first time we had seen a country singer as a headliner. He did mostly older country songs.

Dinner was excellent as we said good bye to those friends and then headed to the final show of the evening. Surf and turf for the final night. It was the comic from last night who we enjoyed very much. He entertained for a full 45 minutes. We did get our luggage out about 30 minutes late but they were still collecting.

    Another time change tonight and off the ship around 8 am tomorrow. The ports have been very good and worth the trip. We did not care for the way the daily schedule was put together. We noticed many changes to the way Princess does things. Everything seemed to be an effort to save money. Perhaps it was just this ship and this cruise.