• Linda LeahyAntarctic AdventuresTraveler
    Handprints as bartenders steady themselves putting breakables away
    The Club empty of all guests and staffConstellation Lounge Devoid of humans or glasswareCleaning carts abandonned and tied to rails in hallwaysSanitizing stations knocked overSeabourn Square crystal shattered (all food service stopped here too shortly after)Emesis (barf) bags throughout ship for convenienceMost door declaring passengers inside not wanting to be disturbedDelay in Team Trivia as the podium is carried out in 3 distinct pieces (had been tethered)Timber, decorative tree downShop closed to repair damage and rearrange displaysAble to eat lunch while juggling all unsecured objects and balancing on moving chairsTurning into Larsen HarbourA small reprieve in wind and DEFINITELY FROM WAVES

    One Day on Rough Seas - A Photo Essay.

    February 4 in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⋅ 🌬 3 °C

    After a day of being tossed around, we have pulled into Larsen Harbour in the South Georgia Islands, and are enjoying much more favourable conditions. Our next few days will be spent exploring this very special place. Today’s entry will be short. I have attempted to do a photo essay of “One Day on Rough Seas”. Not all the good photo opportunities were taken advantage of. For example, when 4 out of 6 of our Trivia Team went down like dominoes during our competition, I did not stop to take pictures; I jumped into action to help untangle them from their chairs and each other. Fortunately, no one was hurt. Unfortunately, some passengers having lunch in The Restaurant (the only alternative to room service today, as the main Galley needed some attention after an interruption in service due to another wave-related incident) needed to visit with medical personnel after they fell. I can’t imagine what it would be like to be on another vessel. This ship did amazingly well, as a newly built, top of the line, icebreaker capable, high tech 2 year old. These pictures and video cannot convey 7+ meter waves and 60+km/h winds.

    Pictures in this entry include 4 Navigational Screens available to passengers on all TVs. I particularly like the third one, where in the bottom left, pitch and roll is mapped! The last two photos are entering Drygalski Fjord to find a safe haven to hang out in. Winds are back up to a gale, but the waves are barely noticeable on this vessel.    Read more