Leaving on a sea cruise

"Can I go to Camp Carnival yet?" B asked for the umpteenth time. Simone checked the time. "Not yet. Not until 8 pm. They don't open for another fifteen minutes. But if you want, we can go there and wait for them to open." B did, indeed want to do this, so they headed up to Deck 11 and waited. "They don't open until 8:30, apparently," said the mother ahead of Simone in line. Ah. Great. Still, there they were there and more children, accompanied by their parents, were arriving so they kept their spot in line. Shortly after 8:30 pm, the line thinned and, as Simone drew closer, she discovered why: children in B's age group were being sent to another deck at the other end of the ship. Ah. Great. Of course, once they reached the other end of the ship, on the appropriate deck, another line of hopefuls waited to be admitted into the free daycare section. Simone had been up since 4 am and she was beginning to sway with fatigue. "Please pick up your child by 9:45 pm," said the daycare provider when Simone finally reached the front of the line. That would be, oh, 30 minutes from now. Just the right amount of time to make it back to the room, at the other end of the ship, get into pjs and return.