We were up at 06:30. Tea and coffee were drunk, and hand luggage was packed.
Bizarrely, considering the weather forecast, there was bright sunshine over Southampton - even if the view was less than inspiring.
We congregated in the Red Bar and were then disembarked in batches of about 50. We were in the first group (Suite passengers get priority). In the luggage warehouse, we went to the correct area for Deck 10 and grabbed our cases. By 08:10, we were outside and ready. Unfortunately, we had told our chauffeur to collect us at 09:30. He ignored us and turned up at 08:50. Good Man!
We were home by 10:00 and started the usual process of unpacking, checking mail, and generally faffing. Zoe and Ellie returned from swimming at 11:30, and we had an hour or so with them, catching up on the last couple of weeks.
When they had left, we finished with our suitcases and settled down in the warmth of the Orangery with our Kindles.
We had a Sainsbury's delivery mid-afternoon and much to my horror I realised I had forgotten to order some fresh chicken breasts for the curry I was planning tonight. This forced me to get in the car and put right this omission. Diane had salmon with some chips and peas, and I had a chicken bhuna with rice and a naan. It was more than I would usually eat on a Saturday evening, but we didn't have breakfast or lunch!
The evening was spent with some initial catchup of missed TV shows... and then an early night.
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