Tuesday March 26th Pirate Preparedness Day My initial task for the morning was to go to the Pursers’ Desk in order to request a new key card. Somehow mine had become misplaced during the sail away. Now I usually do have to have the cards replaced…
Monday March 25th From QE2 to QM 2 We realized that our cabin was directly underneath the Queens Room, and we were awoken during the night by the noise above us as the staff were rearranging the furniture. No doubt there will be another party there…
Sunday March 24th Exploring Dubai We decided to spend the day exploring old and new Dubai using the Hop on Hop off bus. The QE2 hotel is lovely, but not convenient, so we had to take a taxi to the nearest bus stop. One of our friends really…
Saturday March 23rd Dubai It was raining when we woke up! Apparently it only rains 10 times a year in Dubai, and of course it rained for us. We have not lost our rain making powers. We spent the morning just enjoying being on QE2 and…
Friday March 22nd Dubai Arrival Yay! We are finally in Dubai!!!!!! After all my plans to not over pack on this trip, I finally had to accept that we were going to have to drag along 3 suitcases. I was having a good time watching Keeping Up Appearances “Sea…
On Thursday, March 21st, provided that we can negotiate our driveway which currently closely resembles a luge track, we will leave the icy roads and snowy north to head across the world, arriving in Dubai on Friday March 22nd. We will then spend 3 nights on the QE2…
I was sitting at my computer at work yesterday, staring out the window at the mounds of snow piled up on the ground outside. I was struggling with completing a mandatory web based learning management system course. This was not only problematic because my computer…
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 very dark, but still…
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 that we are actually…
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 write a nice note in…
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 there probably isn’t…
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, which would be…
