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It’s all over, but I’m still walking like I’m on the boat, which happens sometimes. I had a final wrap up, and most of them are good. First and foremost, the kids found 43 ducks. Now, some of those ducks were flat out handed to them by older passengers who got great joy in giving both tiny and big ducks to little kids. The cruise line even sold ducks, but so many brought their own. The only bad day was the morning we boarded. And it was NOT a typical boarding situation. They announced they had been late getting the previous passengers off of the boat that morning, which pushed back everything. And there was too much walking without places to sit, plus the rain, plus there was a food and wine festival nearby which caused a heck of a lot more foot traffic. I had been in a cruise before, and boarding had never been like that. My sister, who has been on many cruises raved about how Royal Caribbean was so much better in getting you on the ship, but we went with Carnival because it had the stop at Prince Edward Island. And that was her ideal destination. People seem fascinated by families of multiple races. At least four people or couples on the boat wanted to talk about how Annelyn, Amyra, and Hudson came to be in our family. One lady, who was 88, told my sister she had wanted to get into fostering, but thought she was too old. People were incredibly kind to Hudson on the boat. And it is always nice to get your seat first because of his special needs. Having said that, there is a great need for more handicap parking. Too many times we couldn’t find an open space. Also, if you are not handicapped please don’t park in those spaces. It’s pretty low. Amyra ended up with new friends, Annelyn ended up with new friends, and my dad and Diana made such good friends with a couple that they are planning in stopping by Oklahoma on their road trip next spring. They even asked for their phone number. Those wheelchairs in the airport WILL hit every bump on the airport floor, and if you’re like me, you might end up with a migraine because of it. I’m glad I went, but I don’t know that I’d go on a sister cruise if I had the money like my sister suggested. It was really hard on me. But it was a blast. There was tons more good than bad.