Dawn Princess

Dawn Princess
Sailing the Seven Seas

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Off the coast of Portugal

Quote of the day: “He was totally drunk last night. I helped him down the stairs, but he was too heavy for me and he fell down. I tried to help him up but couldn’t manage it. That’s when he fell and did the serious damage.”


With only three more nights before Southampton, there’s a definite change in mood about the ship. Some people are happy their cruise is coming to an end, while others are sad about it. As I mentioned previously, nearly half the passengers are leaving on Wednesday, which means they are all trying to make their final arrangements during the next couple of sea days.

JB is much more relaxed than most. She plans on throwing everything into her bags on the last night, and doubts it will take her more that about 20 minutes… I’m only moving down one deck, and to the back of the ship, but it will probably take me longer than that… oh well…

Our lovely dinner companions are also bailing at Southampton, and in theory I should be allocated a new table to go along with the new cabin. I’d rather stay where I am for dinner, so our waiter is trying to set that up for me. Here’s hoping…

We have now left the warmth of the Mediterranean, and are currently sailing in the Atlantic along the coast of Portugal, heading for Le Havre. In a sudden change in weather, the temperature has dropped to a chilling 17°C, there are clouds in the sky, and the pools are empty… life is tough…

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