by Safarigal | Jul 12, 2025 | Across the Atlantic and Down the Danube
At Sea July 10th, 2025 It was another foggy morning, with the foghorn going off every 2 minutes. I wonder if foghorns get worn out if they are used constantly. I had the sensation that the ship was speeding up. Then Captain Hashmi made the announcement that we had a...
by Safarigal | Jul 10, 2025 | Across the Atlantic and Down the Danube
At Sea July 9th, 2025 Just as you think you are well away from the coastal fog and are out in the wild Atlantic Ocean, you find you are wrong. Yes, we were awoken by the foghorn again and are still sailing through dense fog. We can’t see the water, but it must be...
by Safarigal | Jul 9, 2025 | Across the Atlantic and Down the Danube
New York, NY July 8th, 2025 We are back in New York. Previously we have woken up in the early hours to see us sail under the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge and past the Statue of Liberty, but this time we are on the wrong side of the ship, and we will see them both anyway...
by Safarigal | Jul 8, 2025 | Across the Atlantic and Down the Danube
At Sea July 7th, 2025 We were still in fog when we woke up, and the foghorn continued its mournful warning all morning. For half of the guests on board this is their last day before disembarking in New York tomorrow. So it really wasn’t smart of me to decided that...
by Safarigal | Jul 7, 2025 | Across the Atlantic and Down the Danube
Halifax, NS July 6th, 2025 They were working on one of the lifeboats in front of our stateroom this morning, so I got to get a peek at what was on the inside. I was not impressed. If the ship sinks I am definitely hoping that I will be in one of the lifeboats that...
