I have waited four years for this moment— something I have not found on other cruise lines, except Crystal— Miso in the morning! Yes, Crystal (Marketplace) has a Miso bar for breakfast and it is as delicious as I remembered.

It’s early morning when the chairs are aligned under a photographer’s light— no one around, not a stone unturned by the crew

This is our last day in Auckland, NZ and we want to revisit Wiaheke island, taking the ferry and standing on the upper deck as ancient volcanos slip by— time keepers reminding us we are here no more than the blink of an eye.

We catch the hop-on-hop-of bus out to Onetangi as we did four years ago and the landscape has not changed.

Time to leave, time to remember, time to bid farewell to this magical place.

And finally…. The dress #2