free now and will head back out to sea right away. three other carnival cruises ended badly in the last month with unhappy passengers. amazing story of patience, perseverance, also of love. a woman final lly adopts a son e thought the system swallowed up nearly two decades ago. >> congratulations to you both. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: it's official. lisa godbold adopted 33-year-old maurice griffin, the foster son she once lost. >> all i can say is finally. >> reporter: they walked out mother and son as ruled by a judge in san diego juvenile court. >> he's so happy. just a little bit bittersweet. you know, it's been a long time coming. it's a little bit bittersweet. i'm so overjoyed. >> for me it's great. best day of my life. i fought for all -- you know, ten years, you know, and finally the day came. and i wouldn't say i ever lost hope, but i didn't know if it