We are now finally home and trying
to get our internal clocks reset.
The last day on the boat consisted
of packing up the suitcases so they could be picked up by the stewards. In the afternoon we played bridge with the
Wymore's and then got ready for dinner. It was a fun evening and was a
good way to end the cruise.
Wednesday morning we had an early breakfast
and then went down to a lounge to wait for our turn to leave the boat.
Met up with some friends and visited until it was our turn to leave.
Leaving the boat we were able to get on a bus right away and made it to the
airport in good time.
At the airport picking up our luggage was quick and
easy and our check in went very quickly. We had used miles to upgrade to
business class and this made the check in with SAS's quite easy. There were no lines checking in and we had a
special line through security. So from the time we arrived at the airport
until we were through security was less than half an hour.
The business lounge was quite nice
and had soft drink, beer and snack foods to eat at no charge. The chairs
and couches were comfortable and there was free Wi Fi.
Boarding the plane we settled into
our seats and the cabin attendants came around with drinks. The service
on the flight was very good. It reminded me of the service on TWA in the
old days. The flight to Chicago was 9 hours and the ride was
smooth. Going through O'Hare was just what you would expect. We
then crammed ourselves into the little airplane for our ride to Kansas
City. The new United service into and out of Kansas City leaves a lot to
be desired.
Home at last and we are just about
back to our normal routine.
The trip was
wonderful overall. Some bad days at sea for awhile, but the ship was quite
nice, the crew friendly, the food good and we made some wonderful new
friends.
Our favorite port, of
course, was St. Petersburg. We also enjoyed Berlin, Rotterdam and
Falmouth, i.e. Cornwall. I was glad to finally get to visit
Normandy. Normandy and Omaha Beach were places that I have heard of all
my life and to see where the landings were made gave me new insight as to the sacrifice
that these men gave.
Our least favorite port of call was
Helsinki. If you ever get a chance to do this cruise, we would
recommend it highly.
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