After leaving Belize we were in for a good two days at sea before we would make it back to NOLA. Only problem is on the evening we left from Belize, weather predictions stated that we would be in for some rough seas due to the weather systems that were affecting the mainland. Being a smaller ship, we figured we'd be in for a really bumpy ride. We had motion sickness pills at least but still, bobbing and weaving for 12+hrs isn't really my idea of fun. Even though we were bouncing around quite a bit with a couple of rogue waves hitting the side of the ship, we made it through rather well. It was funny that there were barf bags by all the elevators. At least we didn't need them. We took time to have breakfast and lunch without incident. Little techniques like staying hydrated and even tapping our legs to keep our minds occupied from the fact we were moving all over helped to keep us from puking several times over. As we went more north, it got colder as well, making things more uncomfortable. The stormy windy seas only lasted until 3pm and by then the skies cleared up. Other than the rough seas, the day was the same as the other sea days, eating and being entertained. One thing that everyone who takes these cruises needs to take time to see are the live shows that are performed on these ships, typically every night. Our ship didn't run shows as they were still getting things ironed out for their future performances but on the last couple sea days they had shows going on that were always good. They do shows that are rock themed, or 80's/90's or as was the case on the last sea day, an old school R&B themed show, performing songs from the 60's, 70's and 80's. We were happy to be able to enjoy one more live show before retreating back to the room to finalize the packing since we would be getting off the ship the following morning. Even the dining room staff performed a little show for us on the last day as a "see you later". As we finally made it back into the Mississippi River later in the night, we managed to catch the Carnival Valor outgoing, heading towards the Gulf on its own trip, lucky bastards. We went on to bed knowing that when we awoke, we'd be anchored at the Port Of New Orleans. After waking up in NOLA, we took the time to have one more breakfast before going to retrieve some alcohol we checked in and grabbing our bags so we can head for the gangway to head into the port building and make our way out to the garage back to the car. Afterwards we headed on out, taking time to stop at a local pizza joint in Mandeville, on the other side of Lake Pontchartrain to get some Chicago Style stuffed pizza, made just like Giordano's. We grabbed a couple pizzas and some fried ravioli to bring back, with the plan to freeze one pizza and eat the other over the next week since these large pizzas will typically fill one up with just one slice, compared to other pizzas. With that little pick up made, we headed on back to the homestead to fully conclude our vacation.
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