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World Cruise January - June 2023

This cruise departs New York on January 3rd, 2023 for a 8 night transatlantic crossing.We are combining the first cruise with a 101 night...

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 Embark Queen Mary 2

Neil Wylie

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Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 Embark Queen Mary 2

Today is embarkation day, but before I cover events of the day, I’ll just a say a few words about the past few days as we journeyed to...

Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 At Sea Queen Mary 2

Neil Wylie

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Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 At Sea Queen Mary 2

Breakfast in the Britannia was very good, as usual, and since we had purchased the hot drinks package for this crossing, we enjoyed some...

Thursday, January 5th, 2023 At Sea Queen Mary 2

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Thursday, January 5th, 2023 At Sea Queen Mary 2

Today we slept late and missed the breakfast service in the Britannia which finishes at 9:30AM, instead we enjoyed a few breakfast items...

Friday, January 6th, 2023 At Sea Queen Mary 2

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Friday, January 6th, 2023 At Sea Queen Mary 2

The weather has turned very cold, 35F, and the there is a bit of swell creating a nice rolling motion on board ship; we are little over a...

Saturday, January 7th, 2023 At Sea Queen Mary 2

Neil Wylie

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Saturday, January 7th, 2023 At Sea Queen Mary 2

This morning we attended the second lecture by The Royal Butler, Grant Harrold which was once again in The Royal Court Theater and very...

Sunday, January 8th, 2023 At Sea Queen Mary 2

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Sunday, January 8th, 2023 At Sea Queen Mary 2

A very rough night with not much sleep, it was 11:30AM before we finally got out of bed this morning and this, along with another 1-hour...

Monday, January 9th, 2023 At Sea Queen Mary 2

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Monday, January 9th, 2023 At Sea Queen Mary 2

The sea is a little calmer today and so we are not being rattled around as much as yesterday. All the way across the Atlantic the captain...

Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 At Sea Queen Mary 2

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Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 At Sea Queen Mary 2

In the early hours of this morning QM2 exited the Atlantic Ocean and entered the English Channel for our final approach to Southampton...

Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 Queen Mary2 and Queen Victoria, docked Southampton, UK.

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Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 Queen Mary2 and Queen Victoria, docked Southampton, UK.

In the early hours of this morning the QM2 docked in Southampton, and we woke to blue skies and mild temperatures – unusual for England....

Thursday, January 12th, 2023 Queen Victoria, at sea

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Thursday, January 12th, 2023 Queen Victoria, at sea

We slept very late, and Sandra was not feeling well, in fact she slept the whole day. By the early evening I administered a Covid test,...

Friday, January 13th, 2023 Queen Victoria, at sea

Neil Wylie

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Friday, January 13th, 2023 Queen Victoria, at sea

We’ve been having all meals delivered to the cabin, in fact the room service team offered us the same menu as the Britannia Restaurant...

Saturday, January 14th, 2023 Queen Victoria, at sea

Neil Wylie

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Saturday, January 14th, 2023 Queen Victoria, at sea

As passengers in isolation (well Sandra anyway), the ship has some additional protocols; we’ve been assigned a special cabin steward, he...

Sunday, January 15th, 2023 Queen Victoria, at sea

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Sunday, January 15th, 2023 Queen Victoria, at sea

Counting the days until “day 6” of Sandra’s isolation which could be next Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on when the count is started....

Monday, January 16th, 2023 Queen Victoria, at sea

Neil Wylie

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Monday, January 16th, 2023 Queen Victoria, at sea

The seas continue to settle, and the weather is warming, a high of 54F today; almost warm enough to sit out on the balcony, but...

Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 Queen Victoria, at sea

Neil Wylie

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Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 Queen Victoria, at sea

The nurse from the medical center came by our cabin early this morning to take a nasal swab from me, they still did want to test Sandra....

Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 Queen Victoria, at sea

Neil Wylie

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 Queen Victoria, at sea

According to Cunard today is Sandra’s 6th day in isolation and their protocol calls for them to test her. The nurse came to the cabin,...

Thursday, January 19th, 2023 Queen Victoria, Manhattan cruise terminal, New York City, USA

Neil Wylie

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Thursday, January 19th, 2023 Queen Victoria, Manhattan cruise terminal, New York City, USA

We were up very early to see the ship coming into New York harbor, passing under the Verrazano Bridge at 5:30AM and then down past the...

Friday, January 20th, 2023 Queen Victoria, docked in Manhattan, New York City, USA

Neil Wylie

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Friday, January 20th, 2023 Queen Victoria, docked in Manhattan, New York City, USA

We woke up early this morning and Sandra did a covid test, we were waiting for the result when the swab nurse arrived to do the official...

Saturday, January 21st, 2023 Queen Victoria, at sea

Neil Wylie

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Saturday, January 21st, 2023 Queen Victoria, at sea

This is the first of three sea days before we reach our next port of call, St. Maarten in the Caribbean. The seas are quite calm compared...