This has been an amazing experience.....the Queen Mary 2 - it was impossible to get a photo of the whole ship while I was on it] was simply HUGE! This is me at dinner at the gorgeous restaurant on board called The Lotus- and another out the window on the one rainy night we had.
There are 13 decks- I lived on deck 5. My room was so big, I realised one night while lying on the bed that I could have a party with 40+ people in there and there would still be room for a couple more. For some reason I was lucky- not everyone's room was this big. It took me an hour to get to the loo which was by the front door.
The staff were divine- very courteous and helpful, and there was so much to do on board- lectures from professors from Oxford University, films, dancing lessons, art lessons, shuffleboard and other sports, high tea every day at 3:30, discos, shows and more....even a casino, that sometimes it was overwhelming.
Every morning I got up with all the other mad people who were also probably overeating like I was, and walked around deck 7 [3 laps=1.1 miles] despite the fact that it was so windy some days that you could have literally been blown overboard if there weren't protection around the deck. Most of the crossing was smooth except for this 1-2 days where it was super windy and choppy on the water.
As I said, overeating was definitely on the agenda...beautiful meals. Breakfast and lunch were buffets and dinner was sit down- though on two nights I ate elsewhere because it was a formal sitting, which means cocktail frocks. I did attend one formal sitting, with my Dame Judy Dench outfit on, which worked out fine.
Coming into New York Harbour at 4 Am was pretty amazing and most of the 2,500 passengers were out on the deck watching us glide past the statue of liberty and downtown Manhattan....I have so many pictures of NYC that I want to save it for another entry. I also need to do another QM2 entry because I can't add another image to this one....so ciao for now. Stay tuned for more!
4 comments:
Oh wow - how wonderfully exquisite and indulgent. It sounds fabulous. the room must have been incredible - I always imagined ship rooms being really tiny, obviously not on the Mary. My invite to the room party must have gone astray across the atlantic somewhere!!! And what a choice of activities. Did you indulge in something new. New york in the early hours sounds incredible. What a sight. All well here I'm even daring to plan a trip - how terribly optimistic of me!!!
Sharon
Wow!! What style and class! But then that's you really. I love reading and sharing your experiences. Will Judy be able put your images into a format so we can have a 'slide night' when you get back? Thinking of you love Ruth
Hey Genie
I can't believe you've done so much while we've been watering the plants and stamping books (ho hum!)
I am so glad you replaced your camera. We want to see a picture of the cocktail dress - are we too late? Has it gone overboard??
my stomach has been turning reading of your attraction to pickpockets. Warren is enjoying the hardcopy version of New York. but your reality sounds fabulous. Love to you. Glenda
You cartainally look like you are having fun.May be you have not given TAFE second thought.Some of your photo shots are wonderful...a wall full of photos when you get back.The world is a big place to explore and you are doing just that..best of luck
sirhc
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