In Conclusion...

Wait, What?!?!

What happened to Curacao... Aruba...

[Jamaica, oooohhh I wanna take Ya... to Bermuda, Bahama common pretty mama...] 

Ooppppsss Wrong Blog.

So here's the Deal...

"Now What Chucky?"

OK... He'll try to make this brief, but you know him...

After the good news and celebration that the ports opened and we were gonna be able to attend to S&E+Bob's primary mission in Aruba, things snowballed into a whirlwind of activity and Chucky got overwhelmed with dis 'n' dat and one thing led to another and he never got a chance to document everything that followed. [It's Complicated!]

  

So here is the "Cliff's Notes" version.

Curacao was lovely, they visited SENIOR'S Curacao Distillery and had lots of samples, took pics.  

Went to the beach, took pics, then back to the boat with the usual evening activities, yada, yada, yada.

The last stop was Aruba where Dan & Rodrigo and their teams came through and a private bus was waiting for TE6+Bob as they debarked the ship.

The rest of the day was a whirlwind of stops at the several spots that were Lesley's favorites starting at the Lighthouse point and finishing at their Seaside condo, where her ashes were spread lovingly and with reverence.

As solemn as the mission was, it was also a great release for the family and we were honored that they asked us to join them as they celebrated a remarkable woman, daughter and wife.

The trip back with 2 sea days was pretty much a repeat of the previous sea days and nights...well, pretty much the whole trip actually, which concluded with much joy and camaraderie.

Now comes the topper.

While on the first sea day back, Steve visited the Casino Royale Desk to see what perks may be remaining for the heavy gambling part of our entourage.  What he comes back with will go down in Tempelshif Entourage lore as the  wildest finish to date.

Steve waits 'til we're all at Happy Hour and then turns to Chucky and Dragon Chic and says with a real sly grin,

"So, Whatcha Doin' Next May?" 

"Uh, no plans yet," we reply, "whatcha got in mind?"

By now he has everyone's attention [although we learn later that Lenny knew all about it].

"Well, don't make any other plans, we'd like you to join us on a 13 day MedCruise next May, and all it's gonna cost you is the taxes and port charges."

SAY WHAT?!?

Yup.  It seems that with all their gambling, L&D and S&E+Bob had accumulated enough points to rate a bunch of complimentary cabins on a future cruise, so they picked the 13 Day Barcelona to Venice on the Celebrity Constellation, from 2 - 15 May 2023.  

All we have to come up with is Port Fees, Taxes and  Air Fare.  

Now that's a no-brainer, we've been accumulating enough Delta Air miles to cover that little detail [we hope].

We'll be sure to keep all of you in the loop as we wind down 2022 and start to prepare for another seagoing adventure of TE6+Bob.

So That's about it Dear Hearts and Innocent Bystander, another drama at sea, on land and whererevah but, Hey... we survived it all!

So until we gather here again, we'll leave you with our usual NOWAT Benediction:

Work like you don’t need the money.
Love like you’ve never been hurt.
Dance like nobody’s watching.
And during life's darkest moments remember the 
4 most important words in any language:
"This Too Shall Pass!"

Ciao 4 Now

Uncle Chuck & The So Glad you cruised with us again,

Dragon Lady