Friday, January 3, 2020

January 3rd - All Aboard


It’s a chilly and rainy day in New York but we’re finally starting our voyage so all is well.  We had a magnificent view of the New York City skyline as we left the harbor.



We spent a leisurely morning in the hotel room before taking the short walk over to Pier 11 and our ferry to Brooklyn.  Everything ran very smoothly and the mostly empty ferry left on time.  Red Hook, the area where the QM2 docks, is the third stop on the schedule.  We had a nice talk with some folks who live in Brooklyn and take the ferry all the time.  They love it.  It’s only been in operation for three years, something we didn’t know.


The ferry docks very near the QM2 and we got a good look at its backside as we approached.  A short walk later we had dumped our luggage and we were checked in right away…and then we waited…

We’re not sure what the delay was all about, usually they start boarding just after noon but today it was nearer to 1PM.  Didn’t matter…we got onboard and to our room where some of our luggage was waiting.  A couple of other pieces arrived soon after but the last one show until ½ hour before they called for all aboard.  That was a little nerve wracking!  Fred makes himself scarce and I start taking everything out of the bags and try to figure out where it will all go.  Next to packing the stuff to begin with, this is the 2nd least favorite part of a trip.


For this trip we got what they call an ‘in hull’ balcony.  As you can see in the picture the description fits.  It’s a very deep balcony and it protects you from the elements, but doesn’t let as much sun shine in.  Also, you have to stand to see anything. We’ll see how we like it.


We went to dinner but really didn’t like our table location.  We put in a request for a change we’ll see tomorrow how things work out.  I had to get so persistent on one voyage that they actually drew in a new table location on the floorplan just for us.  Hopefully it will work out without such a drastic step although we did see that the ship is sailing full.

Tomorrow is phase 2 of storing stuff away so that I can actually find things and then we can really start to enjoy the trip.

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