Here we go. The time has come. Our last stop on the Royal Voyage, Dubai. We had a horrible night sleep last night in anticipation for getting off the Explorer of the Seas and making our way for three nights in Dubai. We woke up at 6AM in anticipation of leaving the boat anywhere between 7:30 & 8AM. We did self carry, which means we were in charge of our own luggage. The departure was delayed a bit so we watched The Goldbergs (never had seen that before) before getting off the boat at a little before 8:30AM. 

I’m trying to figure out how to cleverly continue to talk about our days at-sea. In all honesty not much as changed on our second half of the six days at-sea. Like the days before it we woke up, Jenn busied herself with trying to get the Royal Caribbean internet to first connect and then at some point load a website. I promise you I haven’t had this bad of internet since we first got AOL in the early 90’s. It’s dreadful. 

Today began our first of six straight days of life at-sea. Depending on what day you asked us before we embarked on this journey, often times Jenn and I would comment that these six days were what we were most excited for on this trip. After a crazy year, lounging around, and doing next to nothing was exactly what the doctor ordered.

There are very few days that you know for a fact you will remember for a lifetime. Today was one of those days. We finally were going to get off the boat and experience Jordan. We woke up slightly earlier then normal and had room service brought in at 7 AM. I got a banana and Jenn had a pastry and orange juice. I did go down to the coffee shop and got a cappuccino. I’m only three drinks away from getting a free one!

Although our cruise initially only had a couple stops (minus one after Israel got cancelled yesterday), one of the other things we were really looking forward to was going through the Suez Canal. The good news is the day did not disappoint. I fortunately woke up bright and early around 6:30 AM and immediately went out to the balcony to see the very beginning of the Suez Canal. 

Following our full day in Crete we were absolutely prepared to relax on our ship for another day at sea in order to get prepared for our big Israel stop. Today was also the day we found the perfect rhythm at-sea days. We laid in bed until 10AM where I went to go work out and Jenn stayed relaxing in our room thinking about future trip plans.