On Day 2, our dinner was a taste of the galaxy. I think I actually like this more than the Day 1 dinner. If we were to do this again, I would do the Captain’s Table on day 2. There is a spoiler for that but I will do a spoiler version of this trip report and share it there 
Since we were not at the Captain’s Table, we were seated in the main part of the dining room at a table for two but in reality, it was a long row of tables with a booth on one side and chairs on the other so you were really close to the other tables. In talking to the couple next to us, they were at the same seat both nights and had the same server. But the couple who sat next to them on Day 1 was now at the Captain’s table.
Food was still served family-style (among your own table) and they were still very accomodating to special requests for food. The really cool part about this night is that before each course was served, the chef came out to describe it. Each course represented a different part of the galaxy and the lighting in the dining room changed for each. It was a great way to show appreciation to the chefs who created and made the food.
The first course was a mustafarian bread service so the lighting turned red. There were a variety of dipping sauces and spreads. The Pima Cheese (like a pimento cheese) and the apricot relish were my favorites.
They also had drinks you could get and I tried the Mark of the Huntress - oh my gosh was it good! Bourbon Whiskey, Peach-infused Blackcurrant, Orgeat, Lemon, Sparkling bubbles (chef’s kiss)
In the middle of dinner, we received a message on our comms channel alerting us to a plot development
Ouannii was making her rounds and paused for a selfie
The next course is the infamous Felucian blue shrimp. The presentation was great with the dry ice. DH isn’t a shrimp fan which was great for me - I ate them all!
For the main course, you got beef and fish. DH does not like fish so we opted to substitute it with the Tip Yip (chicken)
The beef was so tasty, the fig fruit demi-glace was so good and the potatoes were hard to stop eating! I thought the chicken was good but a bit dry, DH loved it ha ha.
Finally dessert
At 7:30 we had a task to complete so we left the dining room to head to it when we ran into more of the story unfolding.
This is both the cool part of the experience and the slightly frustrating part. So much of the story that unfolds in public is being in the right place at the right time. If you aren’t, you miss it. I’m sure it will get to a point that someone publishes a whole list of the story moments and timing to lead guests to know where to be and when (if it hasn’t already been done). I think this could create a scenario where even more people join in or line up to wait to see some of these things which would diminish the seemingly natural way the story unfolds now. But, I do wonder what happens during the 1st dinner seating that we missed and vice versa with the 2nd dinner seating.
Still trying to make our way to where we needed to be, we encountered more plot elements developing
We made it to the location of our 7:30 task and realized it was invite-only and being held under the guise of a meeting of Gaya’s Fanclub. We had several people try to join but they checked your credentials (ie magic band) to make sure you were on the list. If you weren’t, you got turned away. This was tied directly to the tasks we completed in Batuu and the course we choose. While I had started off playing both sides, I ultimately switched to the Resistence and I was so glad DH and I both got to experience this task. It was one of the highlights.
Can’t post pictures because it would be one huge spoiler but here is a hint
We had to move right from that to our next task, also a direct result of actions we did on Batuu and we had to head to the bridge. Again, so much story unfolding in these last few hours
Be sure to take in all of the elements in the atrium - everything changes to match the story
We made our way to the bridge - another invite only task. This truly did lead up to the finale and I am so glad we were able to experience it. Obviously dumb luck because we didn’t know the tasks we completed on Batuu would lead to this but one more reason to do all of the tasks on Batuu!!!
This was probably one of the (many) highlights for DH. We were all assembled on the bridge - we got to choose whichever station we wanted. DH makes a b line for the weapons station right by the big window. Sammie is the main character that starts this part of the story and it is under the guise of “star gazing with Sammie”, in case any of the storm troopers get curious. Part way through, He has to go do something else so he wants someone who can take charge and run the bridge. He looks right at DH and asks his name then asks if he can take over. DH was beside himself. Alas, the cruise director comes in and she will officially take over and DH had a bit of relief and disappointment all at the same time.
We worked through our assignment and it was so much more fun than our bridge training because they really envelop you in the story and tie so many things together.
As soon as we exited the bridge, a ship-wide alert went off and we had to assemble at our muster stations. It was about 9:30 so if you were at the late seating dinner, and a slow eater, this might cut into that time. We did see mutliple people bringing what was left of their bottles of wine to the muster station with them!
Muster Station leader
I knew what was coming for the finale based on the media reports and it was the culmination of the story we had been living for the past 30 some hours. Without offering spoilers, I will just say that my biggest complaint about this (as with other operational things) is that they need to refigure how they block this for the actors. The things that happen up on the balcony are easy to see, for the most part. You do have to be closer to the middle of the room to onto the balcony from all sides. But, some of the funniest finale events happen on the main floor with some of the actors. This means that if you are 10 people deep, there is no way to see what is happening. Unless you are in the front row of the action, you are going to miss it. This was significant because of the things that happen so I was a little bummed that I couldn’t see anything. Hopefully, they will get this worked out and either elevate it or figure out a way to make it more visible to everyone.
The night ended with fireworks in space - again, I couldnt see these at all because we were all the way behind the bridge where they take place.
But it was a festive atmosphere and definitely a fun celebration with the passengers and the star wars music that is so powerful. We took some last pictures on the bridge and Keeli - who was an awesome part of the guest services/crew team.
DH even got his pictures with some Mandalorians (these were guests in costume)
Now it was time for Sweets and Treats - it was after 10 but who can say no to a dessert buffet!?
We headed back to the dining room to grab some treats - I only took a video of the buffet, no pictures but they had a little bit of everything including the colored popcorn sold on Batuu.
There was also a song performed by Ouannii and Sandro. I will say that this is a subplot that went totally unnoticed by us!!
We had one last check-in with our in room droid and got instructions for leaving in the morning. You could get assistance with luggage if you tagged your bags and left them in the hall.
DH did one last walk around the ship to take some pictures and stumbled upon this easter egg in the engineering room
The view our of our starport was now of all of the CSL fleet - we were told about the other ships during our Batuu trip otherwise, I don’t think I would have known!
Some 4k pics of the ship
Departure Day
We were up early again - our shuttle back to earth was at 8:45. We put our luggage out before we went to breakfast and by the time we came back, it had already been picked up!
Breakfast was similar to Day 2 but with some new things
Avacado toast
The hash browns were soooo good
Scotch Egg
Pretty empty!
It was time to head out but a few last pictures…we just couldn’t help ourselves!
It was time to board the transport and end our adventure. As we exited in the terminal there was…wait for it…a gift shop! This is where all of the Star Wars branded merch is. This is totally different than what was on the Halcyon and was more typical to theme park merch like t-shirts, hats, water bottles…etc. I failed to take pictures of the items in the store, other than what we purchased.
Magnet
Back in tourist, park clothes!
Departure was easy and fast. We stopped to pick up our luggage and order a Lyft to get to our next hotel, Saratoga Springs.
We were exhausted but both agreed that it was such a fun experience and 1) worth the money (to us) and 2) DH wants to go back
I’ll add my closing thoughts and opinions in a bit. Even though it was a week ago that we boarded the cruise of a lifetime, I am still processing a lot of what we experienced and this trip report has helped.
but DH said there were a couple of things that happened on the voyage that he felt were obvious issues. He just told himself to not worry about it enjoy the experience but I know for some, that isn’t easy.
Loved your trip report and cannot wait for the spoiler-filled version.