Third Sea Day In a Row

So last night we still ended up going to bed early.  Since we are not in formal wear, we could not attend the Commodore's Party.  And we cannot go to any lounge after dinner except for the Winter Garden.  Such stuffy rules.  I am sure people do but Bob and I do not want to be thrown out of somewhere so we just head back to the cabin and have our drink there.

We are up early this morning.  Bob was up by 4:44am and I got up then also.

Forgot to say that yesterday we attended the lecture by Dr, William Fowler.  He spoke on "Columbus and Others".  He is a good speaker and story teller.  Will attend his lecture this morning.

As pictures make this blog more interesting, here are some of this ship.

The Grand Lobby is just that, Grand.

Nice double staircase.

 And of course, the Casino.  We have not gone to the casino yet, not sure if we will.  I would rather lose my money on a beverage that just put it in a machine.  Some ships you have a chance, not sure about QM2 as they nickel and dime you for everything.

If you want to go to the Martini Mixology, the charge is $25 plus 15% service per person.  Now, how many martinis can one drink.  And I already know how to make a great martini.  So we will not be attending this one.

We had breakfast in King's Court and then I stayed in Winter Garden to do my cross stitch.  There were two ladies sitting at the next table and we all got to talking.  They came over on the Caribbean Princess and then spent two weeks traveling around the British Isles.   They are not impressed with the QM2.  Enjoyed the Princess much better.  So I am not alone.

We went to the lecture on the first steam ships to cross the Atlantic.   Again by Dr. Fowler.  The room was packed.  He is a great speaker.  Next time we need to go a little early to get seats together.   I sat next to a Bob from Texas and Florida.  His Florida home is in Cocoa Beach.

We decided to have lunch in the Britannia Restaurant.  We sat at a table for 8.  We do not like such big tables but this was fine.  Two couples were from Canada.  One had taken the QM2 over and the other had taken the Caribbean Princess over.  The third couple was from outside of DC.  They are not married.  I did not get to speak with them as they were on the other side of Bob.

Back to the cabin for a nap and then since it was so late, dressed for dinner.  We went to the Lion's Pub for a cocktail.  We sat at the bar as all the tables were taken.  Again, if you are not early, you lose out of the prime seats.  But the bar was fine with us.  They had a piano player for the entertainment.

Dinner in Britannia at our regular table.  The chicken I had was dry but Bob had an eggplant dish that he said was wonderful.  After dinner we stopped at the Chart Room and listened to the harpist.  This is too quiet to really hear.  A couple from California sat at the chairs across from us and we spoke with them on travels, etc.  They were heading into dinner and we then headed to the cabin.

Tonight no clock forward so we went to bed at a decent time.