7 pm Thursday and still we haven’t moved off. It’s very weird, the only time I have felt slightly disorientated and a bit yeuk and we haven’t moved from portside yet. The ship is definitely listing – whether it’s because the passengers on Port side have eaten extra portions of Poutine, or whether it’s due to the problem on board (which has delayed our passage), who knows. But my bath was definitely higher at one end (the toes) that at the other end (the head). Seas remain very calm and described as Wavelets (again) I love that, wavelets………… but I do actually beg to differ as I can see nothing that even resembles a white horse or even a ripple. Dead calm would perhaps be more apt.
We ended Thursday night in the Commodores Club with not one but two milky way martinis – these really are delicious and I may have to try another one before we depart on Sunday – calories be damned.
We finally departed from Quebec at midnight, what a waste of an evening, it would have been so nice to have been able to go ashore again and experience the night life of Quebec but given the problems on board I suppose it would have been hard to predict just when the ship was able to leave port. Anyway, all staff are being quite tight lipped over the reasons for the delay and we have now reached our own conclusions – please note that these are our own theory and should not be taken as gospel. The fire/smoke at the front of the ship *may* have been due to the windlass which pulls in the mooring ropes may have got stuck and caught alight. Hence the reason the ship was listing as the day wore on was due to the tide rising and the rope being taut – hence the inability to let it loose to sailaway.
We ended Thursday night in the Commodores Club with not one but two milky way martinis – these really are delicious and I may have to try another one before we depart on Sunday – calories be damned.
We finally departed from Quebec at midnight, what a waste of an evening, it would have been so nice to have been able to go ashore again and experience the night life of Quebec but given the problems on board I suppose it would have been hard to predict just when the ship was able to leave port. Anyway, all staff are being quite tight lipped over the reasons for the delay and we have now reached our own conclusions – please note that these are our own theory and should not be taken as gospel. The fire/smoke at the front of the ship *may* have been due to the windlass which pulls in the mooring ropes may have got stuck and caught alight. Hence the reason the ship was listing as the day wore on was due to the tide rising and the rope being taut – hence the inability to let it loose to sailaway.
Friday 10th September - afternoon
We have just received an announcement from the Commodore that due to technical faults on board last night and the 6 hour delay which ensued, that we would now only be arriving in Brooklyn around mid-day on Sunday – although they may make up time on the sail back to NY. This is nice for us as we have a flight booked back to Bermuda on Monday – so every extra minute on board for us will be a bonus. For those though that are catching flights this will of course present many problems. The Commodore did state that anyone that had booked their flights through Cunard would receive assistance with re-scheduling their flights but for those that did not book through Cunard, arrangements would have to be made privately about their return home. One good reason to make all your arrangements through Cunard I suppose. My question is, as our arrival will be a lot later in the day will we have to vacate our suites at 8 in the morning or will we be permitted to enjoy a lie in followed by a leisurely breakfast.
I am now counting the minutes to using the golf simulator followed by a facial and use of the spa. Tomorrow we have booked ourselves into the Vodka tasting – not that we are alcoholics or anything but I’m sure our return to Bermuda will coincide with a weeks detox!
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