This would be the saddest day, debarkation day.  I’ve already described the debarkation procedure in a previous post.  It was time to head home.  We got up early and went down to get breakfast.  Since we had second seating, we had the late breakfast at 7:30 am.  We had already sent our bags on ahead with the Disney On Board Airline Check In, which means we wouldn’t see our bags again until we got back to Dulles Airport.

We finished breakfast and headed off the ship.  Since we didn’t have to collect our bags, we just waited to clear the Customs line.  The line moved quickly and we were on our way to the Disney Cruise Line bus.  After about 50 minutes, we were at the Orlando Airport. 

Unfortunately for us, we didn’t have a flight until 3:45 PM.  To top it off, everybody was starting to feel bad, especially our youngest daughter.  Lots of people on this cruise had been sick (coughing), so it was only a matter of time before it hit us.  We tried to get some fluid and medication in her to help out with the flight.

Eventually, we headed off to our gate hoping to get some more rest.  That lasted about 5 minutes, then the gate alarm went off for some reason and blared for 25 minutes until someone came to turn it off.  We eventually boarded the flight and landed without issue.  It took quite a while for everyone to get over the cold/flu thing we picked up on the ship, but we still had a great time!

This cruise was officially over.  We had booked it well over 15 months ago in order to save some money.  It turned into a Star Wars At Sea Day Cruise, which was a ton of fun.  The girls both really enjoyed the friends they met at their clubs and still keep in touch with them.  Even though everybody was sad to leave, we would be back on a cruise in less than two weeks, so that helped to keep the sadness at bay.  We will be talking about that cruise soon!

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