At Sea
Sunday,
January 17, 2016
80s F—some
sun, some overcast
Without
too much stress, we boarded our new home for two weeks. Key cards in hand, we headed
to the Horizon Court by 11:30 a.m. for lunch. Great fried scallops, fresh
watermelon and honeydew for me. We were in our stateroom (C611—mid ship
starboard side) quickly and even unpacked and organized before the mandatory
muster drill. A man at our muster station argued with one of the crew about the
length of time this took—he was very rude and the lady was doing her job.
Personally I think muster drill is important.
Safety instructions are mandatory on every single ship we have ever been
on (even the U.S. Brig Niagara, in fact especially the Niagara—there
were many drills over the ten days I sailed as crew on the Atlantic) and truly today
as always some people really did not know how to put their life jacket on.
After the
muster drill, the Regal sailed smartly, 2nd out of 7 cruise ships
departing Ft. Lauderdale today. It was a little windy, but there was no rain.
When we win the lottery we will most certainly purchase one of the exquisite
mansions along the channel! The sea is
not rough.
Our gang
of 12 decided to eat on our own tonight, so TK and I went to the Horizon Court
buffet. I can’t stay away from the fruit
and the veal Milanese was excellent. TK liked the roast pork, the steam ship
prime rib carving station. Peach cobbler for me and brownies for TK. So far the
food has been very good. I don’t care for fancy food, but I sure won’t starve!
As I
write, we are listening to the Polonia String Quartet in the atrium. I wish I
could translate this harmonic music to the written page!
More details
about the ship will have to wait. I am figuring out the Internet connection.
Apparently we can only get Internet access in the public areas. I guess I figured it out with just a little pain!
TK’s Takes: The
ship is not as big as he thought. The public spaces do not seem as big as one
would expect on the largest ship in the Princess fleet. There is only the main pool, and a small one
at the aft. He’s already lost a pair of reading glasses.
DECK 10, STATEROOM C611
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