Well, its been one week since we arrived home, it seemed like a much longer week than the last week of the cruise. Coming home so close to Christmas has really hindered our Christmas preparations. We just put lights on the tree today, nothing like waiting until the last minute. It was even hard to find a real tree, they had been out since before we left, so freshness was not high on the list when picking out one of the few remaining trees at Home Depot. At least they were under a tent and covered from the sun and heat. One good thing about there only being a few trees left, the tree selection decision was not nearly as hard as years past, fewer trees equals fewer choices. After looking at 3-4 trees, we had one picked out and took it home. It is not the best tree we have ever had, but not the worst either. Hopefully, the needles will not all fall off before Christmas day!!
In looking at our final cruise log provided to us by the Staff of the Ruby Princess on our disembarkation day, the total distance traveled by the Ruby Princess on this cruise was 5,375 nautical miles, or 6,181 statute miles. It was 3,340 nautical miles from Funchal, Madeira to Port Everglades, Florida, or 3,841 statute miles, the longest leg of the Atlantic Crossing.
We will be converting this trip blog into normal chronological order in the next several days.
We have also updated all of the Photo Albums with additional pictures. Some may take a while to load, especially the Panoramic Images, they are a little larger than the rest.