We're Home!

We are officially back on dry land. (Why is it, then, that I still feel the world tilting beneath my feet? Oh well...)

As our ship finally reached it's resting place in San Diego Lindy suddenly had a change of heart. She no longer wanted to get off the ship. She wanted to go on a cruise. I told her "no deal" and was treated to a stubborn "I'm going to wear my Fun Ship Freddy hat until I make you vomit" demonstration/protest.

It nearly worked.

We walked off the Splendor and onto a waiting bus. I don't know if they were trying to be super helpful and get us to our hotel as quickly as possible or if they just really didn't want us talking to the press. (When I say "press" I mean it...we saw countless news trucks, cameras, etc. We just saw them from our bus window as we drove swiftly by.)

Looking back, it wasn't all bad. We were part of something that we'll never forget. When we planned a memorable family vacation I'm not sure this is what we had in mind. But...

The crew was amazing. They worked incredibly hard the entire time to make our experience as good as it could be (given the circumstances). We will be refunded the entire cost of the cruise, will receive vouchers up to equal value to use on a future cruise, AND they are paying for our hotel, food, and airfare to get home.

Thank you, Carnival, for the experience. It was, in fact, memorable. Let's just not do it again, okay?