Out in the Ocean

Day two on the Queen Mary! It was kinda weird sleeping last night- we have no windows in our room so when the ship rocks back and forth it feels really odd, but I think we all slept pretty well. We forgot to set our clocks ahead two hours from when we flew to New York so we all slept in and had breakfast at about 10:00. There are three classes on board (Queens Grill, Princess Grill, and Brittania). Each class has their own dining area. We of course are in Brittania but it is still SO nice! And if you don't want to eat in your dining area there is a buffet which is open almost 24/7 which still has SUCH nice food. After breakfast we all separated and wandered around (I spent most of the time trying to figure out how to get to the bookstore) and then met up at 12:00 for lunch. Actually, there is no such thing as 12 noon. Because we are traveling West to East we have to set our clocks ahead one hour pretty much every day, so it goes from 11:59-1:00. Here's a picture of our dining area!

 It's as wide as the ship (about 130 feet) and it's TWO floors. You might be able to see the windows on the far side in the picture, and the stairs leading to the second floor. We have a specific table for dinner (we sit with two other couples) but for breakfast and lunch we can sit wherever we like.

After lunch we went to a planetarium show which they hold in the movie theater. That was pretty neat! We then went out onto one of the many decks and read, did crosswords, and wrote postcards.

 The Atlantic ocean, baby!

 At 3:30 we went for afternoon tea in the Queens Room.

 This is the same room where they have all the balls and dances (there's a nice dance floor in the centre). We had tea, sandwiches, desserts, and scones. I think the best part of this cruise is that all the food is free!!

 The Black&White ball was so glam! Everybody was dressed up very nicely and after dinner there was a dance in the Queens Room. It was beautiful! (I wanted to upload pictures of our dresses but it wasn't working... I'll try again another time!

That's what we did today. There's still so much to explore, it's crazy! Maybe tomorrow we'll post a picture of our daily program that shows all the things we can do on board... you can't even do it all! But seriously, they treat everyone like royalty here. If there's someone cleaning or fixing something and you walk by they stop what they're doing and say good day madam, or whenever you make eye contact with them they smile and say good day. It's great! Well, that's all for now. Another day tomorrow!