October 24, 2026

2:16 pm EDT

Not surprisingly, Marty opted to sleep in this morning, so Neil and I went to breakfast alone. We went to Savor again, and shared a table with others. You can request to either sit your party at its own table and have a wait, or to share a table for a short (or no) wait. I had a yogurt parfait and eggs Benedict, both excellent.

When Marty woke up, he wanted to go to the buffet. So we went with him and I got a green apple while there. Wind was 34 knots this morning (Beaufort 8), on top of our cruising speed of 19 knots.

I tried out the quiet area in Cagney’s this morning. It’s not quiet. People are in conversation while playing cards or mah jong. But it’s a lot less noisy than most public spots. Still, I was expecting library-level quiet. There are a few other so-called quiet areas designated, including the ship’s library, but they too are not quiet. One exception—the movie theatre. I think it’s because there are no shared tables there.

I met Neil and Marty at noon and we went to Maltings. They sat at the bar (for beer and water, respectively), and I took a comfy chair and finished the book I’d borrowed from the library. We then returned it to the library (where I noted the noise, above) and had a late lunch at O’Sheehan’s. I had the soup of the day, carrot and ginger. So good!

6:14 pm

It’s nighttime and we have 2 hours until our dinner reservations at LeBistro. We are in the cabin, with packing completed.

By 4:00, the wind speed was down to 22 knots and it was comfortable. I paid a final visit to Deck 15 and got some photos of the outdoor areas. Crew members were sweeping away water that had been tossed from the pools. There was no one in the pools but the hot tubs were occupied. Air temperature was around 50°F/10°C.

11:47 pm

I’m now sitting in bed ready to recap the rest of this last day of our weeklong cruise to Halifax and Bermuda.

We had made reservations at Le Bistro for 8:30 pm. At first, I wasn’t too keen on having dinner so late, but it was the earliest time available. Now that we experienced it, I’d do it again. It made the final night of the cruise far less stressful. We got to pack early, being done before dinner. Bags were due out at 10:00 pm and ours were out at 8:20. No need to be rushed and distracted at dinner.

Dinner was marvelous. First, the hostess placed a black napkin, in place of the white one, in my lap as I was wearing black pants. We mostly ordered different items than last time (although I started with escargot, as usual). I sprung for Lobster Thermidor with mushroom cream sauce and rice pilaf. It was an additional $25, and worth the vacation indulgence.

I then switched up my dessert when I saw someone at the next table having the Fraisier—layers of strawberries, cream, pistachio-almond sponge cake. All were exceptional.

I look forward to returning to Le Bistro on our next cruise. We’ve been enjoying this venue upward of 25 years.

After dinner we stopped in the comedy club for Howl at the Moon. The musicians on the dueling pianos performed from 7:30 to 11:00 tonight. We got there around 10:15 and closed the place down.

One final sleep onboard…

Next up: Disembarking in Boston