We’re winding down as we near the end of our cruise. Yesterday was our final decadent brunch, celebrating the end of the World Cruise ending in London on May 6th. There is a “World Voyage” continuing on to New York City, but only about 120 of our cadre of 750 or so is continuing on.
Today we were scheduled to take the included 2-1/2 hour walking tour of Honfleur at 1:00 p.m., meaning we had a leisurely morning on board, with many passengers having opted to take long bus rides either into Paris or to the Normandy beaches. We did both those things on our Paris to Normandy river cruise in 2018 (Episode 6.3 OOH LA LA) so felt no great pull to get on a bus.
When we woke it was raining. By the time I was having my raisin bread and latte for breakfast it was pouring.
Honfleur was once a thriving trading hub near the mouth of the Seine River, but now it attracts artists and romantics instead of trading vessels to its lovely quays lined with their colorful slate-fronted houses.
On a sunny day, the town is a medieval gem whose quaint narrow houses on cobblestone streets were a favorite subject of impressionist painters, including Claude Monet. The town was also home to composer and pianist Erik Satie, and hosts a small museum honouring him that we have on good authority is as eclectic as his music.
We saw none of that, because even though the rain stopped just after noon, which meant we could have ventured out, it remained cold, damp, and dismally grey. We (okay, I) chose not to spend the afternoon getting chilled through and through.
Tonight was our last Chef’s Table dinner, featuring a new menu created by British Chef Karen Burns-Booth, who has actually been on board with us as a guest chef since Cádiz; she’ll be leaving when we get to Greenwich. Our curated evening meal meant missing a wine and cheese event on the pool deck. So much food! So many difficult choices to make!
The evening entertainment in the theatre began half an hour earlier than usual, with a pre-show featuring the Viking Band, and the Viking Sky Passenger Choir under the direction of Assistant Cruise Director Patricia. It was an incredibly emotional farewell to a crew we have come to love.
Tomorrow we’re on our last excursion, in Dover.
Rose and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 
We might see some World Cruisers as we land at Heathrow on the 7th. We then fly to Lisbon on the 11th for a river cruise from Porto
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We might see some World Cruisers as we land at Heathrow on the 7th. We then fly to Lisbon on the 11th for a river cruise from Porto
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