Days at Sea

The first two days of the trip were spent at sea, and I spent most of the final-proofing my new book in the room. The ship is HUGE - 3660 berths apparently, certainly the biggest ship we've been on. The buffet on the uppermost decks runs half the length of the ship and there are three formal dining rooms. The first night at sea was formal night, so we dressed up for dinner but the entertainment didn't appeal to us so we had a drink and a game of crib before returning to the room to read. The second night was smart casual, and again we dined and played some crib. We briefly stopped by the jazz bar on the ship before grabbing some popcorn and returning to the room.Read more