Day 14 - At Sea (Panama Canal Cruise)

Today is the last full day of our cruise; at 7 am tomorrow we'll be at the pier in Los Angeles. We're at sea and it's packing day. By 10 pm everything but our carryon luggage has to be packed and ready for pickup. We've done well on shopping and only bought two bottles of Mexican vanilla. Should be easy enough to fit everything back into the suitcases!

On the Wake Up show this morning we learned the fees for our passage through the Panama Canal was $330,000. They also said our fuel economy is 35 feet/gallon. It takes a lot of fuel to move something this big! They also pointed out we ate so much food that we come on as passengers and are leaving as cargo!!!!!

Staying in touch on a cruise is lots easier than it used to be. You can use cell phones onboard ship it you have international roaming. (We don't so I have no idea about the charges. Just know they're high!) We have wireless internet access in our stateroom so checking email and updating the blog was easy and convenient. Of course there's a down side to everything. Fees for internet service range from $.35 to $.75 per minutes. (Lower rate if you purchase a 500 minute package.)

Here's a few other things on my list of good/bad things about cruising . . .

- Food 24 hours a day

- At least 2 desserts every day

- Wonderful soft serve ice cream from 11 am till 11 pm

- Room service 24 hours a day

- Easy access to food, drink, and entertainment

- A room with a view

What a vacation! How will we ever go back to "normal?"

Well, it's time to call room service and order tea. Have to enjoy this last day of luxury. And the scones are wonderful. (Yes, better than Buc-ees.)

I'll leave you with the view from our balcony of yesterday's sunset.