August 23, 2024

Aug 22 - Last Sea Day

The Queen crusies so smoothly, the state of the seas matters little. Today they are under 10 feet.

It is a beautiful sunny day and many passengers enjoy the sun. 

Today are the final presentations from all the speakers, and the last classical piano concert.

Our luggage tags and disembarkation instructions are delivered to the cabin. Very specific. Go directly to the gangway from your cabin at 8:20. No earlier. No announcements will be made. Our luggage tags are Red 1. Most signage says luggage must be out by 5:00, in the fine print it says between 5:00 and 11:00.

We pack, but won't put the luggage out until after dinner. Never know when I will need a clean shirt.

Baked chicken for dinner was edible, more than can be said for many offerings on Cunard.

Just after we are seated for dinner whale spouts and breaching whales are spotted several hundred yards off the starboard side of the ship. We immeadiately slow to 10 knots to lessen the chance of a "whale of a collision".

In all, probably 100 different whales are spotted. Everyone in the dining troom is excited at the spottings including the staff. Pretty easy to watch, but a little too far for pictures.

Final show, and final jazz sets in the chart room. We set our clocks back an hour at 2:00 AM.  Personally I feel the 2 AM change is easier to deal with than the noon time change, but acknowledge how it was done is probably easiest for the crew.

With the added hour, there is no need to set an alarm. We will arrive in New York just before sunrise.

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