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DAY 8

July 13th, 2018 The Journey Home I have slept exceptionally well every other night on this crossing, but tonight I awoke at 2:00 AM, and just couldn’t fall back asleep. I decided to go out on deck and watch our progress to Southampton. It was a...

Jul 16, 2018 5 min read

DAY 7

July 12th, 2018 At Sea Last Sea Day ☹ Yet another smooth night, and calm, sunny day. So much for hurricanes and rough crossings. This one has been exceptionally smooth. Unless you look out of a window, or go out on deck, it is hard to believe...

Jul 15, 2018 8 min read

DAY 6

July 11th, 2018 How Great it is to be at Sea Well the much awaited invitation to dine with the captain on this, the last formal night of the crossing, has not arrived. Thus I have to accept that yet again, I have been left out. The captain did...

Jul 13, 2018 4 min read

DAY 5

July 10th, 2018 Yes, Still all at Sea We still have blue skies, and blue ocean, with a few white horses, but no motion on the ship. To start the morning, John MacLean talked about aliens – “Hello? Is there Anybody Out There?” It turns out that...

Jul 12, 2018 4 min read

DAY 4

July 9th, 2018 Very Definitely Still at Sea The Day I Touched the Moon The first thing I did this morning was visit the Voyage Sales office and get the price for the July 2019 QM2 Iceland Crossing. You can do this as a round trip from New York,...

Jul 11, 2018 7 min read

Epilogue

Well, Brian and I survived the long journey home, and so did our luggage. There it all was on the carousel – usually at least one bag goes astray, but not this time. Good news! On a recent trip to Mexico my bag finally arrived a week later,...

Apr 29, 2018 2 min read

DAY 44

April 23rd Cape Town The Day they Made us Leave the Ship……. I awoke at 5:00AM to watch us sail in to the harbor. I have sailed into Cape Town many times as a child, but always only woke up when it was time to go ashore. This time I was...

Apr 27, 2018 4 min read

DAY 43

April 22nd At Sea Packing Day ☹ Well this day comes to everyone eventually, except I suppose if you actually live on the ship full time. Although there are people who have been on board since before Christmas, I don’t think there are any...

Apr 27, 2018 3 min read

DAY 42

April 21st Port Elizabeth, South Africa Happy Birthday to her Majesty! As we disembarked there was a small group singing and dancing on the quayside. It felt great to be back in South Africa. There was no cruise terminal, and we walked down the...

Apr 26, 2018 3 min read

DAY 41

April 20th At Sea There was no other way of looking at it. We had to do laundry again as I was out of clean clothes. With 1200 passengers disembarking in Cape Town I was worried that it would be very crowded in the launderette with everyone...

Apr 22, 2018 3 min read

DAY 40

April 19th At Sea I waited all day for the invitation to arrive requesting our presence at a hosted table for tomorrow night’s final formal evening of our voyage. The invitation never arrived. It was our last chance. Well maybe it will happen on...

Apr 22, 2018 3 min read

DAY 39

April 18th At Sea We needed a sea day after back to back ports. Although there was quite a heavy swell, it was not too windy on deck, and we spent the day at the Lido pool, swimming, reading, and snoozing in the sun. We decided not to go to any...

Apr 20, 2018 3 min read