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Feb 2020 2

DAY 4

Emirates, Queens of Three Eras | 2 Comments | 7 min read

DAY 4 Thursday, January 30th, 2020 A Queen of Another Era Ruth had arrived in Dubai several days ago, and had been very busy sight seeing in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. I had not had much time to catch up with her news last night as by the time...

Jan 2020 29

DAY 3

Emirates, Queens of Three Eras | 1 Comment | 2 min read

Wednesday January 29th, 2020 Dubai I woke up at 5:30 AM Los Angeles time, 5:30 PM Dubai time. We were 12,500 meters above Baghdad, going at a speed of Mach 0.83, with an outside temperature of - 60 degrees Celsius. There were certainly no ghostly...

Jan 2020 29

DAY 2

Queen Mary Hotel, Queens of Three Eras | 0 Comments | 3 min read

Tuesday January 28th, 2020 Happy 41st Anniversary to us I leave Queen Mary and head to Dubai When I woke up I noticed that the receipt for payment for my room was peeping out from under the door. As I went to check it for accuracy it suddenly...

Jan 2020 28

DAY 1

Queen Mary Hotel, Queens of Three Eras | 8 Comments | 5 min read

Queen Mary Hotel, Long Beach, CA The first Queen She is a queen of a long gone era. The RMS Queen Mary sailed from 1936 to 1967, and at times during her career she was the largest ship afloat and the fastest ship. Together with her sister ship the Queen...

Jan 2020 23

The Itinerary

Queens of Three Eras | 6 Comments | 4 min read

We chose this itinerary initially because we liked the way the voyage took us around Australia, and we could stop off at the ports along the way and spend time with our Australian friends and family. Well as luck would have it, having booked the voyage, and...

Jan 2020 22

Prologue

Queens of Three Eras | 10 Comments | 3 min read

In less than a week I will be comfortably on Queen Mary. No, not Queen Mary 2, she comes later, but the Queen Mary Hotel in Long Beach, CA. I couldn’t think of a more fitting place to stay for my layover in Los Angeles before I catch my plane to Dubai, and embark...

Apr 2019 22

DAY 31

Brooklyn, Queen Mary 2, Queens 2 Queens, Queens Mary 2 Westbound Crossing | 8 Comments | 4 min read

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 Bridge. This included...

Apr 2019 21

DAY 30

At Sea, Queen Mary 2, Queens 2 Queens, Queens Mary 2 Westbound Crossing | 4 Comments | 4 min read

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 winter into a...

Apr 2019 20

DAY 29

At Sea, Queen Mary 2, Queens 2 Queens, Queens Mary 2 Westbound Crossing | 6 Comments | 4 min read

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 Queens Room at...

Apr 2019 19

DAY 28

At Sea, Queen Mary 2, Queens 2 Queens | 0 Comments | 5 min read

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 luck, there were no...

Apr 2019 18

DAY 27

At Sea, Queen Mary 2, Queens 2 Queens | 8 Comments | 6 min read

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 want to get started on...

Apr 2019 17

DAY 26

At Sea, Queen Mary 2, Queens 2 Queens | 2 Comments | 3 min read

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 through this later...