Disney Cruise 2010 - Departure

Day Eight
Departing and Relaxing

Maybe I should call it "Departing and doing a ton of laundry".

We ate at late dining, so we got to have breakfast at 8 pm.  Much nicer than the 6:45 if you had early dining (another advantage to eating late).  We met Michelle, Jim and Ryan at the table for a final breakfast and pictures.  Sianna said goodbye to Lauren who was only a few tables away and by 9 we were headed off the ship.

No lines this year.  Just a quick run through the off loading area to find our luggage and get through customs.  We snagged a porter (no way we were hauling all this luggage ourselves) and he expedited us through the line with our bags.  Just an additional note, I have been through customs in several other countries and come back into the US.  It is nothing like that getting off the ship.  In fact, I don't even think they looked at our passports.  There are separate lines if you are a US Citizen versus someone from another country, but they move you quick through there.

By the time we hit the sidewalk with our luggage to call the Country Inn and Suites for a pick up (it took them about 5 minutes or less).. we were on the bus within 15 minutes of leaving the ship!

We got the car at the Country Inn and started towards Orlando.  We were at the Sheraton Vistana by 10:30.

At first they said "you are too early to check in", but I pointed out we were actually late, because our check in was the day prior (I planned it this way).  We were put in the new rooms in the Spa Cove area.

When I say 'new', I mean NEW.  The building's outside still smelled of fresh paint (inside was fine) and apparently it had just opened the day before so we were the first guests staying in 444.

It was a nice 2 Bedroom, 2 bath apartment and was huge!  There was a separate dressing and makeup room, dining room, full kitchen and a balcony that overlooked the pond.

So we put the brand new washer and dryer to the test with a weeks worth of laundry for 3!  I think I did about 8 loads (small washer).

Mike had the 'I feel like I am still on the ship' feeling for about 2 days after getting off.  Dramamine helped and he wasn't as sick as before, and at least this time we knew about it and it didn't hit us by surprised.  Of course, Sianna was fine.  I took 1 pill the 2nd day, but it definitely was not as bad as the last time we cruised.

Mike napped 1/2 the afternoon and Sianna was asleep in front of her bedroom TV by 7:30.  I went grocery shopping, finished the laundry, and caught up on over 300 emails.

No rest for the weary.