Sea Days #1 and #2

We were up early as we went to bed rather early and we gained one hour during the night.  Had a light breakfast in the King's Court of fruit and Special K for me and meats for Bob.  It is strange that the buffet is on deck 7 and not a top deck like all the other ships we have sailed on.  It is convenient for us as our cabin is on deck 8 but it is rather dark in this area.

I spent most of the morning in the Winter Garden doing my cross stitch.  Met a lady who has been on this ship since it left New York about two weeks ago.  Did the crossing and then around the British Isles and now crossing back.  Cunard is celebrating 175 years in service and that is the reason all three ships were in Liverpool last week.  Liverpool is where Cunard started.  All three ships were in Southampton when we embarked but no big deal.

Went to the Kings Court for lunch but I think all 2600 people were trying to have lunch there so we decided to go to the restaurant.  We sat at a table for 2 but the next table for two was two inches away so we spoke with Jan and Larry from New York State.  They are from the Finger Lake region and I told them that I attended Keuka College for two years so I know something of the area.  Nice people.  Their daughter is associate producer for CBS This Morning and is a marathon runner but not fast.
For dessert we all had "Spotted Dick".  I ordered it because I wanted to know what it was.  Look it up.

We took a nap and then Bob went out and walked on the deck for one mile.  Three times around is one mile.  This is a long ship.

Tonight was formal night and we did not bring formal clothes so we ate in the Kings Court.  Not too bad.  I had a salad which I enjoyed and then some vegetables and a piece of salmon which I did not like.  Kind of dry.

We gained another hour during the night so we were up early again today which I think is Friday.  The routine will be sort of the same so I will not be posting again until maybe Saturday.

I think we will try Todd English again tonight.  The last time we were there we asked if we were dressed like we were would they seat us.  He said no problem.  Coat and tie and dress for me.  And he said we did not need a reservation.  The food was better than in the Kings Court.

The seas have been calm so far.   A little fog this morning but not bad.  Still very windy and cold.  Same weather we had last time.  I guess that is the normal for this area of the Atlantic.

I also listened to the lecture on the history of ocean vessels.  This was the only way to travel to Europe back in the 1920's or 30's.  They did use the ships for troop carriers during both WWI and WWII.  The QM2 is still the only ship doing crossings on a regular basis.  The other lines just cross to do Europe in the summer and then cross back.