At sea

So we didn’t get swooped up by the Bermuda Triangle and are now heading to Port Canaveral under sunny skies.

Because we are changing cabins we decided we should pack up our belongings this morning. The cabin steward will move everything on hangers to the new cabin, but we had to pack up everything in the drawers.

I hope our plant travels well, and adapts to the change. Except for the really rough days when it lived in the garbage can for safety sake, it has been living on the windowsill. It clearly knows nothing about phototropism, as it flatly refuses to grow towards the light, and is bending over way more than it should despite my efforts at placing it at the window. It will not have a windowsill in our new cabin, nor will I be able to sit there and read. There is a lot to be said for ocean view cabins.

As we are nearing the last leg of this segment I have had time to reflect on what we have learned:

Delta charges for an extra bag are excessive ($285), but having the extra stuff has really been helpful

Thin hangers are a lifesaver in being able to hang all of your dresses up.

The over the door shoe hanger was a good idea

Duct tape and zip ties come in handy to prevent said over the door shoe hanger function

Bungee cords are helpful in keeping the bathroom door open and stop it from banging when you are getting ready in rough weather and want to make frequent trips between the bedroom and bathroom.

A shower caddy would have been a good idea (and we will purchase one in Fort Lauderdale)

You can fit 4 big suitcases under the beds

Don’t bring a multi tool on board

You can never have too many Ziploc bags

Magnets come in handy for hanging up maps and schedules on the cabin wall.

Small beads will run away, never to be seen again

We still haven’t found a use for the Goop

Even though it seems that Brian has strange ideas about what we needed to buy to take on board, he is actually right about a few of them.

I left my usual perch in the Commodore Club and headed out on deck to record the noon whistle. It was great to see everyone out enjoying the sun, and I may do that myself this afternoon. Life is so good on this ship it is hard to realize that there is a very troubled world out there beyond the blue waves.

We had the senior officers’ party in the Queens Room this evening. A few years ago it was in G32 on the QM2, which didn’t work at all. The Queens Room is definitely the place for such functions.

We left early as we had reservations at Coriander, the Indian themed restaurant in the Lido. We had decided to do this instead of using our Verandah lunchtime voucher. We were joined by one of our tablemates who is a fan of Indian food, and the 3 of us had a great evening. The starters alone would have been enough dinner for me, and the food was very tasty. We will definitely go there again.

We then headed back down to the cabin to do some final packing, and try to get an early night as we had a very early morning.