I ran back up to Deck 9, and passed on the news. The music had been so loud and they hadn't heard.
In a mad dash, I gathered up my kids, and sent my DH to find James in the Stack.
I got the kids changed quickly, and dropped them off at the club and lab to prepare for their show.
I headed back to the room and in a mad rush, somehow managed to get everything packed and the suitcases into the hall before heading to the show.
We didn't dress for dinner tonight, we all stayed in shorts-as did a lot of people- there just wasn't time to worry about what to wear to dinner.
What I Learned: In a rush, it is possible to gather up and pack 10 days worth of belongings, in under 45 minutes....just beware of what it will all look like when unpacked
My sister, Lucille and I headed down to get seats for the kids show, the guys were going to meet us there. We were chattering about how we were going to use that 50% off voucher that was headed our way.
Another cruise wasn't planned, but 50%of off was very, very tempting.
The show started, and our little Disney Sea University "D Sea U" graduates paraded in and up onto the stage.
The show was really cute. My son Bobby was in a ton of slides. I'm glad someone got to see him all week. He apparently spent more time with the Oceaneer's counsellors than he spent with us!
After the show, the mad rush was in. The lines to sign out the kids, and return the pagers were huge. I had Bobby sign himself out while I got on line for Tommy. Once the kids were inside, the sign out was actually very smooth and quick. Returning the pager also went very quickly.
Dinner was in Animator's Palatte. Tome to say goodbye to our servers. It was a very strange night. We were sorry to be leaving, and dreading the next few hours.
After dinner a cake was brought out for my sister and brother in law's anniversary.
Alain, our head server, posed with the cake
After dinner, and cake, we wandered out on deck 4 to watch the approach to Port Canaveral
It was dark and eeire coming up the channel. The deck was crowded with people watching to see us pull in.
The Port Canaveral area had that calm before the storm feeling. It seemed so calm and quiet, very eerie.
We were tired, and ready to get on with it, so we headed down to the lobby to wait for disembarkation.
We were at the front of the line, and a counsellor from the lab was up there- the kids were calling her Professor Muddles, or something like that. SHe was very nice, and kept the kids entertained. She gave them lots of info about working on the ship. And she answered all of their questions.
Finally, the ship was cleared and the doors were opened.
We were first off the ship, but thanks to a lost suitcase (Wade and Lucille had a bag missing) we were in the baggage area for a good 45 minutes.
When we left the baggage area, it was very orderly. We were led to a waiting bus, and sat down and realxed as the bus filled.
We had a pleasant ride to th Dolphin, the driver was funny and nice.
At the Dolphin we expected chaos, but surprisingly it was all very well organized.
We got onto a line for the first letter of our last name, and were handed keys to our room. Then onto another short line for bus vouchers for the next day.
There were CMs EVERYWHERE. We were pointed in the direction of our room.
After we found the room, Jimmy, Frank and Wade went out for a beer, the kids and I just went to bed.
In the morning, we explored the hotel a little- it's huge and beautiful, I'd definitely consider staying there under normal circumstances.
When my sister's family and Lucille's family came downstairs we headed up to the ballroom for breakfast. Another well organized and well done affair.
After breakfast, we went up to get our bags and met down in the lobby again. We found out the Wade's bag was found on the ship and brought over to the Dolphin overnight, so we were headed home with all of our belongings in tow.
We boarded a waiting bus and were headed toward the airport.
What I Learned: Disney does crisis very well. You would never have guessed that the whole Dolphin experience was put together in such a short time. We left the ship feeling very sad, and very stressed, but as usual, Disney took care of us, and made us feel good again.
All in all, it was a great trip. I had a great time with great friends. Sometimes stressful situations occur, but with Disney, even the stressful situations seem to work out.
Thanks for reading ;D
How was I going to be ready in 2 hours, and did my family know yet? 
