Saturday April 13th At Sea Packing day for over 2,450 guests on board, but not for us. Yay! Alas, due to a miscalculation I needed to do laundry today, and felt quite guilty heading to the launderette, as I was sure it would...
Day 24 Sunday April 14th Southampton This is the end of the voyage for the large majority of passengers. No one looks happy to be leaving, especially the full world cruise passengers who now see Mary as their home. We...
Monday April 15th At Sea 107th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Titanic Well, I guess we’re not in the calm Mediterranean Sea any more. We woke up to a grey and wet day, with rough seas (5-meter swell) and a Force 8 gale...
Tuesday April 16th At Sea We have entered a low-pressure zone, and have finally hit really rough weather. The pressure is 996, winds are 11 on the Beaufort scale, and the sea is described as rough. Captain Hashmi says we should be...
Wednesday April 17th At Sea The wind calmed down to a mere force 5 during the night, and although the sea is still rough, the barometer is rising. The ship is hardly rocking at all. We, as always, have a busy day ahead. I...
April 18th At Sea It was another bumpy night, just the sort I love, and we awoke to a Force 8 gale and rough seas. However the sun was shining so we thought we would go to the Pavilion Pool, and I could have a swim. No such...
Friday April 19th At Sea The storms and icebergs are far behind us. Today the sea is calm, the sun is shining, but it is a cool 43 degrees outside. We got all dressed up and attended the Senior Officers Cocktail party in the...
Saturday April 20th At Sea Packing Day On past westbound crossings, the weather on our last sea day has been sunny, with calm seas, maybe a patch or two of fog. Everyone would be out on deck, as if emerging from a long harsh...
Sunday April 21st Happy Easter! Happy Birthday Queen Elizabeth! Goodbye Queen Mary 2 Previously on arrival in New York we have got up early, and rushed to the upper decks to watch us sail under the Verrazano Narrows...
