Month: August 2019

Still not much happening. The seas were rougher and the skies cloudy with rougher seas – though the description on the ship’s position channel keeps saying “slight” or “moderate” seas. We went to the Celebrity Lecture by Jim Kennedy, former NASA administrator, “The Future of NASA and why we should care.” We’d hoped to watch Read More …

We have three days before we get to Isafjordur, Iceland. I haven’t mentioned this before, on our sea day between and New York and Halifax we had to add an hour to our clocks. The sea day between Halifax and St. John’s we had to add a half hour (because Newfoundland is special). Today we Read More …

This is the first time the Queen Elizabeth that we are on has stopped at St. John’s! The entry to the harbor is very narrow, as can be seen with this view of the German ship Aida Vida entering ahead of us: Cabot Tower can be seen at the top of Signal Hill to the Read More …

Nothing happened. The weather was lovely, the sea calm. We went to two lectures – a Destination Talk about Rekjavik, Iceland and an Insights Lecture by Dr. Joe Golden on “The Art and Science of Hurricane Forecasting.” We’ve found that the lectures are our favorites of the events offered on the ship.

This morning we docked at Halifax. The Queen Mary 2 came into port just before the Queen Elizabeth. Halifax is a beautiful city and they are proud to welcome the tour boats. We docked at Pier 22. Right next door is Pier 21, the location of the Museum of Immigration, the equivalent to Ellis Island Read More …