Day 16 - 8/24 North Sea

Our last full day on board the Celebrity Century. An overcast and choppy day at sea as we travel back to Holland. This is the first day I actually felt a little queasy with the rocking back and forth of the ship through the waves. To make the day even more challenging, I actually talked Steve into going to the Tango class held in the theater. So much fun – and I think we were pretty good by the end (and contrary to what Steve might suggest I did NOT have to beat him up to get him to go – he was a willing participant!). The waves made it extra difficult but all in all, we tangoed like pros. Although, we did take our shoes off to avoid stepping down on each other too hard! After Tango, a quick lunch as I ran off to scarp booking. I didn’t stay, just grabbed the pack (hey, we paid good money for this cruise – reminder to self- take shower cap, shampoo and lotion).

Ryder cup finale was held today. The first putt was a tough one. I fell apart. Steve cemented his lead. Next chip was better. Steve ended up winning the whole thing, while we had a shoot out for second place (Me with about 4 other 50 -70 year old men). .. ended up not winning second. But thank goodness my skilled husband won – he got enough loot for the both of us. Celebrity chap stick, t-shirt, visors, mug, pens , and best of all… A TRAVEL PILLOW! (this win was a bit cosmic, since we’d been considering buying a travel pillow for the long flight home).

Dinner was again amazing – if not a little bitter sweet. We didn’t want to leave! You’d think after 16 days of vacation that we would be ready! Except for missing Delilah we were totally willing to stay on as Cruise staff. Ahh – this really was the best trip that either of us has been on. So much fun, adventure, relaxation and being spoiled. The show was again very good. The string quartet performed beautifully, along with our favorite a-cappella group the Neptunes (Steve had be-friended a few of those guys around the ship.) We said our good byes to all the lovely couples we had met and sadly went back to the room to pack up and sleep before our early morning departure.