Day at Sea, Sailing the North Sea – July 30

Partly cloudy to clear at the end of the day, and 17 degrees


plenty of room


We are spending our day at sea today sailing for Edinburgh where we will arrive tomorrow morning. However much I enjoy sighting and visiting new places, I LOVE days at sea. They are the epitome of ‘carefree-ness” My biggest decision to make today was to take a nap at the pool or in the room – life is rough.




tight squeeze

Yesterday when we arrived we asked for 2 loungers for our balcony but were told that ‘loungers were only provided in the Caribbean’. WHAT??? The entire reason we booked this specific room was so that we had an over-sized balcony that accommodate lounge chairs. After a bit of ‘negotiating’ on Chris’ part we got a couple. These were put to good use this morning. It’s incredible how hot the sun is and how cool/cold the shade is especially considering that the temperature is apparently 17 degrees.

There are many activities to participate in today from Bridge (I have no idea how to play) to wine tasting, to shuffleboard (yes, shuffleboard), but we choose to make our own entertainment consisting of reading, eating and napping - relaxing.



we are ambitious

moving in

We discover there are a few of the staff on board who we know from last year-  in fact there is one casino worker we know from a couple of years back when we were on the sister cruise line to this one.

I thought this would be a good place for some ship shots.