{"id":4502,"date":"2022-12-09T05:50:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T10:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.herons-flight.com\/?p=4502"},"modified":"2022-12-09T05:50:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T10:50:29","slug":"day-34-last-full-day-at-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herons-flight.com\/?p=4502","title":{"rendered":"Day 34, last full day at sea."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday, December 6, 2022. <br>It was our last full day cruising at sea. We invited our new friend Yvette and her friend Liz to have dinner with us in the restaurant. We had been given 2 bottles of sparkling wine by Viking for our anniversary. We needed help drinking the 2nd bottle!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"813\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6AAF08EF-7F11-46F3-924D-E8DEF3786063-768x1024.jpeg?resize=610%2C813&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6AAF08EF-7F11-46F3-924D-E8DEF3786063-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6AAF08EF-7F11-46F3-924D-E8DEF3786063-scaled.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6AAF08EF-7F11-46F3-924D-E8DEF3786063-scaled.jpeg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6AAF08EF-7F11-46F3-924D-E8DEF3786063-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6AAF08EF-7F11-46F3-924D-E8DEF3786063-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6AAF08EF-7F11-46F3-924D-E8DEF3786063-scaled.jpeg?w=1220&amp;ssl=1 1220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6AAF08EF-7F11-46F3-924D-E8DEF3786063-scaled.jpeg?w=1830&amp;ssl=1 1830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The seas were calm enough to return to one my favorite hand outs, the Explorers Lounge in the bow on the 7th floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"813\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5BBE54D7-3930-4DC8-8114-8346CD9786DD.jpeg?resize=610%2C813&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5BBE54D7-3930-4DC8-8114-8346CD9786DD-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5BBE54D7-3930-4DC8-8114-8346CD9786DD-scaled.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5BBE54D7-3930-4DC8-8114-8346CD9786DD-scaled.jpeg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5BBE54D7-3930-4DC8-8114-8346CD9786DD-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5BBE54D7-3930-4DC8-8114-8346CD9786DD-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5BBE54D7-3930-4DC8-8114-8346CD9786DD-scaled.jpeg?w=1220&amp;ssl=1 1220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5BBE54D7-3930-4DC8-8114-8346CD9786DD-scaled.jpeg?w=1830&amp;ssl=1 1830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some people left so I grabbed their window sofa and cuddled up with the reindeer fur. 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It was our last full day cruising at sea. We invited our new friend Yvette and her friend Liz to have dinner with us in the restaurant. We had been given 2 bottles of sparkling wine by Viking for our anniversary. 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