Today was our final day at sea. We woke up early to stake down a spot by the pool. After our usual breakfast of pastries, Mom and I soaked in the hot tub, then I read my book for awhile. The movement of the ship caused the water in the pool to sway back and forth in waves. Swimming in the pool was almost like swimming in Horseshoe Bay.
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At eleven o'clock, we attended yet another art auction in the Aqua Dining Room. Before the auction began, I said hello to my beloved Peter Max Umbrella Man and Angel with Heart. I noticed another of Max's acrylic sculptures shaped like a pair of hearts that I would love to have. We won a two hundred dollar voucher for the ship's jewelry store in a raffle and I also signed up for a membership to the gallery, so we got another free work of art. After the auction, Mom and I went to the jewelry store to spend our prize but everything there was out of our price range, so our two hundred dollar voucher would not have done us much good.
We had lunch by the pool and I did some more swimming. They played practically the entire discography of Will Smith. I am convinced that Smith is the only person who could use the phrase "get jiggy with it" and not sound lame. There were a number of cute guys sitting around the edge of the pool. I got up the courage to speak to a few of them, mostly "I like your hat, sunglasses, etc...," no more than that, since I figured that they would not be interested in speaking to me. This is why I tell people that I'm putting money on me ending up an old maid.
Our dinner reservation at the Aqua Dining Room was at six o'clock, and at seven o'clock, we went to the Stardust Theater for a magic show featuring a magician named Arcadio and his lovely assistant, Bella, which was exciting and breathtaking. When the magic show was finished, we went to pick up our painting from the art gallery. We were talked into buying yet another painting. I whispered to Mom as we walked out "I think those art dealers saw a big sign over our heads that says 'sucker"."
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Because it was our last night on board, we stopped by the lobby to get our bill before going to the Bliss Lounge for a "Broadway Cabaret." They performed the song "Santa Fe" from the musical Newsies and a condensation of the musical Grease into twelve minutes. Unfortunately, they did not do anything from Hamilton but it was still fantastic. Tomorrow morning, we arrive back in Boston.
