We take two days to get from Hamburg Germany to Aselund Norway. The temperatures have dropped to 60. The seas have increased enough that the ship constantly creaks and moans. I don't quite understand why as the seas are less than 3 meters, a wave height that doesn't cause most cruise liners to creak. Creaking can only be caused by a certain amount of flexing of the hull, not a comforting thought if you think too seriously about it.
The dynamics of the cruise have changed substantially. Dress is more casual, more families and more children. Probably 50% of our passengers are probably German. A large contingency of the passengers are coughting and hacking. Programs are held just for the German passengers, a nice touch on Cunard's part.
Maintaining comfortable air temperatures in internal spaces are always a challenge on ships. I think this is probably one of the worst cruise ships I have seen in this regard. The cabin temperature swings widely without adjusting the thermostat.
We are on deck 4, possibly the coldest hallway on the ship. One end of the buffet is uncomfortably hot, the other end uncomfortably cold. Well at least today. Yesterday it was just the opposite.
The entertainers that had their show cancelled the other night have not been seen. Probably sent off the ship in Hamburg.
We have a lovely couple next to us in the dining room now, Suzy from the Chec Republic and Carl from Hamburg. Early in his first career Carl was on freghters that sailed the world including stops in Chicago and Milwaukee. Today he sails on Cunard frequently.
We are headed almost straight north along the coast of Norway. tomorrow we will be in Aselund. The weather is expected to be rainy with a high of about 60. We have no excursion scheduled.
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