Queen Mary 2 2020 World Voyage…..continued
The 2020 World Voyage ended abruptly and prematurely in Freemantle due to the advancing COVID pandemic.
We are now completing the voyage.
April 16th, 2023 At Sea We woke up to what looked like a beautiful sunny day, although on closer inspection it was rather hazy. When we left our stateroom for breakfast this morning there was a very official looking envelope in the mail slot...
April 15th, 2023 At Sea The sea remains very calm. We spent most of the day in the Commodore Club, accessing the internet and reading. Sometimes, that really is the best way to do it. We thought it would be standing room only in Illuminations...
April 14th, 2023 At Sea It was raining when we got up, and very, very humid. Today is the day that we cross the equator officially, with a traditional crossing of the line ceremony. People who have not crossed the equator by sea previously,...
At Sea April 13th, 2023 Many of the whole world voyage guests were unhappy about the slow immigration issue in Singapore, and the world voyage gala. On April 11th the whole world voyage folks received a letter from Sture Myrmell, the President...
April 12th At Sea How could it be day 6 already? Things are going by way too fast. When people ask what on earth do we do on a ship for 23 days, there are so many things to tell them. There is simply so much going on, there really isn’t any time...
At Sea Ah, I love sea days. I am not sure we actually did anything all day. We went to check in on Homer Simpson to make sure he was still there. Yes he was, although he is definitely fading over the years. I did make it to the craft session. We...
Walvis Bay There were no additional chocolate bunnies in our room in the morning. This could be related to the fact that one of the large bunnies mysteriously disappeared during the night. Despite leaving Cape Town 5 hours late, we were able to...
In the middle of the night I could feel the gentle movement of the ship. Previously when sailing from Cape Town, the first night out was like sailing through the Bay of Biscay. The Cape rollers caused the ship to pitch and roll, it was always...
Cape Town We had breakfast in the Kings Court, looking out over the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. In the Kings Court you no longer serve yourself, the waiters serve you. I actually quite like this, I think it’s better than using the same...
Cape Town The flight to a very rainy Cape Town went smoothly. We had had to check our carry-on bags, but all of our luggage made it there. We took a taxi to the Mount Nelson Hotel for check in for Queen Mary2. It was about 4:00 PM by the time we...
Our last morning here. This really has been the most wonderful lodge. Idube was nice, and the leopard sightings were amazing, but I have totally fallen in love with Kambaku and the Timbavati reserve. I had such mixed feelings as I tried to...
We woke up at sunrise. I had apparently slept through the hyenas calling, and neither of us heard the lions. We took some photos of the hide, Brian made himself some coffee, and we sat in the swing chairs watching a couple of hippos return home...