Day 5 (October 8) was spent at sea the entire day. I like those days. We relax on board, play games, read. No rushing to be somewhere at a particular time. Not that we did much rushing this whole trip. I decided to post here some of the great pictures that Cole and Marsha took around the ship at various times. They show typical things about the ship, and of course I have no such pictures that I've taken myself. Thanks Porters!
The first day before the ship leaves port there is an emergency evacuation drill. Everyone has to be on deck at their assigned position, wearing their life jacket. Roll is taken, then after a few minutes, everyone is dismissed to go back to their cabin.
Here's Marsha on one of the top decks. That's Boston in the background. Usually I go all over a ship during a cruise, but this time I didn't meander much. Dining room, stateroom, thermal spa. Repeat. We did go to the show one night, but I must say it was terrible. I didn't waste my time doing that again. Give me a good book and my thermal spa instead!
This fabulous shot of the stern was taken by Cole. This is when we were docked in Bar Harbor.
A shot of the side of the ship. At the far end of the ship, just above the black paint line, you can see the lifeboats hanging.
I'm pretty sure this is where we docked on PEI. You can see the gangway, which is where we disembarked and embarked (left and came back) the ship. The small red/orange boats on the right are actually from other cruise ships that were there that same day. Those are the tenders that their passengers had to come in on. There wasn't enough dock space for all the ships that day. Those tenders are the actual life boats used in a ship emergency. When passengers tender in and out to a port it provides practice for the crew to raise and lower the lifeboats.
This is the top rear deck. There is a small pool, as you can see. There are two additional pools in the center of the boat. When in warm climates those center pools are open air. However for this colder cruise, there was a roof that was closed over the pools. It made swimming more comfortable for those who chose to swim. It also provided another place to gather and still be able to watch the progress of the ship. And be warm while doing so. Here's Ray lounging and talking while sitting on the covered deck by the pools:
The first day before the ship leaves port there is an emergency evacuation drill. Everyone has to be on deck at their assigned position, wearing their life jacket. Roll is taken, then after a few minutes, everyone is dismissed to go back to their cabin.
Here's Marsha on one of the top decks. That's Boston in the background. Usually I go all over a ship during a cruise, but this time I didn't meander much. Dining room, stateroom, thermal spa. Repeat. We did go to the show one night, but I must say it was terrible. I didn't waste my time doing that again. Give me a good book and my thermal spa instead!
This fabulous shot of the stern was taken by Cole. This is when we were docked in Bar Harbor.
A shot of the side of the ship. At the far end of the ship, just above the black paint line, you can see the lifeboats hanging.
I'm pretty sure this is where we docked on PEI. You can see the gangway, which is where we disembarked and embarked (left and came back) the ship. The small red/orange boats on the right are actually from other cruise ships that were there that same day. Those are the tenders that their passengers had to come in on. There wasn't enough dock space for all the ships that day. Those tenders are the actual life boats used in a ship emergency. When passengers tender in and out to a port it provides practice for the crew to raise and lower the lifeboats.
This is the top rear deck. There is a small pool, as you can see. There are two additional pools in the center of the boat. When in warm climates those center pools are open air. However for this colder cruise, there was a roof that was closed over the pools. It made swimming more comfortable for those who chose to swim. It also provided another place to gather and still be able to watch the progress of the ship. And be warm while doing so. Here's Ray lounging and talking while sitting on the covered deck by the pools:
i could really get into that thermal spa thing, i think. i might take a cruise just for that!
ReplyDeleteyou can come visit any time you want! we just actually had a "cold front" and got down to the low 70's. we wore sweaters. yes, we're spoiled. i don't envy you and your 4 quilts!