This morning, we returned to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. Here's the best view I could get of the ship before we got on the ferry at Red Hook. But first....
Begrudgingly, RQS and I got up at 5:30 am in order to be out of our cabin by 7:30 am. So, both of us finished repacking our carry-on bags, got showered and dressed, then headed off to the main dining room for our last breakfast on the ship. After 7 days, we finally have the knack of getting what we want from the ship, and we'll miss ship life for a while. Once done with breakfast, it was time to wait for a while, as our disembarkation group was not scheduled to be called until 9:45 am or so.
Having cruised with MSC before, I knew that we could wait in the "handicapped waiting area" across from the main dining room. RQS and I asked if we could wait there instead of going to the theater and dealing with stairs, and then going back to the other end of the ship to leave it for the last time. We were told we were welcome to wait in this area, and RQS was able to catch up on her reading for an hour and a half.
Finally, our boarding group was called and we proceeded into the cruise terminal. Compared with the task of finding our bags in the Manhattan Cruise Terminal, doing this in Brooklyn was easy, as luggage is scattered over a larger area and is easier to find. Once I located our luggage, it was off to US Customs' stations to be processed, and then we were free to leave the terminal.
Once out of the terminal, we figured that we'd skip the headache of dealing with getting an Uber at the pier. Instead, we'd deal with the headache of cars getting in and out of the cruise terminal area by taking the ferry to the Atlantic Avenue/Brooklyn Bridge park (Pier 6) and getting our Uber outside of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal area. After waiting 45 minutes for the ferry to come, we took the ferry to its next stop, got off, and summoned an Uber. The car arrived just 5 minutes later - we likely saved the driver at least 15 minutes (each way) by picking us up a mile away from the pier, saving us $30 as well!
We arrived at RQS's place at 11:30 am, and it was time to call my brother to pick me up. He arrived at 12:30 pm, and I was on my way home with a stop at my brother's house to have lunch. Around 3:00 pm, I was on my way home, and got there in a little over an hour. Once I brought my bags upstairs, it was time to fall out for a couple of hours, as I needed some well earned rest....
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