Today was splendid. I thoroughly enjoyed the Atlantis XV submarine exploration. It might have been “a bit touristy” but journeying along the sea floor, past an impressive wreck, 150 below the surface, and skirting over coral reef was an incredible experience. Back at the Terminal, as you will know, I was able to post photographs with ease and thus the blogs from around Lisbon; this blog will be sent from the Cruise Terminal tomorrow also.
I walked back to the ship from the Terminal, taking the opportunity for photographs at every turn. Cunard’s Queen Victoria suddenly showed up and made an interesting silhouette against a fast setting sun, annoyingly hidden behind a huge grey cloud. While the setting sun was not visible, the post sunset sky was a mass of salmon, purple, grey, blue, and colours in between.
Tonight, I joined Joan, Jack and Jean for dinner in the Verandah. Service and food were unsurpassable. The show afterwards in the Royal Court Theatre was also enjoyable; something which I might well have gone to “on land.”
Below are images of Cunard’s Queen Victoria which has now docked in Bridgetown, Barbados. “Two out of Three Ain’t Bad.” I understand QV is acting as some kind of covid hospital ship. It’s scheduled to re-enter revenue earning service in April. There was something special about its rare appearance tonight which I tried to capture.
Many thanks for reading. David, 00.04hrs 26/1/22 in my cabin.
Published 26/1/22 20.52 hrs on board QM2 heading for Grenada.
David's Cruise 