On Board and At Sea Day 1

Our trip to New York and then on to the ship went very smooth.  Thank you Fred & Geri for taking us to the Tampa Airport.  We arrived, checked into the Waldorf Astoria and then met Lesley & Mike at the Bull & Bear before heading to Ciano’s for a delicious dinner.  Next morning, a walk to the Discovery Museum to see the Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit.  This exhibit is definitely worth a visit.  Afterwards, walked through Times Square, along Fifth Avenue and then to hotel to board the shuttle bus to Pier 90 at 50^th & 10^th where the Queen Elizabeth was waiting.

Once onboard, the first day is busy.  A safety drill, luggage arrives and unpacking starts and finally a lovely dinner.

Now, Day 1, we are at sea; cruising along the East Coast of the USA.  As I write this, we are sailing just across from North Carolina, ships speed 14.5 knots, temperature outside is 45 and it’s sunny.  We’ve enjoyed a breakfast, lunch and a workout in the gym already.  We are still familiarizing ourselves with the ships layout.  Queen Elizabeth is a smaller ship than the Queen Mary 2 and yet we are still getting our sea bearings – aft or starboard – where is the theatre, where are the shops, where is the restaurant and where is our room?  We are in state room 8126, on the port side, and have a verandah.  Right now, we are heading south so we awake to the sunrise.

Later today we are going to a classical concert and relaxing before a semi-formal dinner.  We’ve met some interesting people.  Some are just doing the New York to San Francisco segment of the cruise and some are doing the world.  Several are on their second or more world cruise.  HHMMMM, sounds like this could become addictive!

P.S. The internet is VERY slow --am having a problem loading pictures.  I will load some later......