September 25, 2019 second sea day

First Merry Christmas three months from today!  Ok I know many of y’all won’t appreciate that, but my mom used to tell me that on every 25th, as to how many months it would be so I would be ready. LOL

Ok this is our second sea day as the weather canceled Portland. No big surprise in this cabin as my navigator had been watching the map on the internet and he said he didn’t think we would get in. That morning, about 6:45 o’clock to tell us we were not able to safely doc and when we looked out the window, we wouldn’t have wanted to get out in it anyway, as it was blowing at about 35, Gusting to 50 knots and 8 meter (24 feet) seas, according to the captain. And from that point to this it has been rough!! 

So our next port is Le Verdon, France that will take us on a wine all day wine tour to Bordeaux, we are really looking forward to this tour. And right now all looks good. 

Now, let me tell you about things happening around the ship. First we received an invitation to the Chefs Table, we were happy about that, but when we went to the pre-meeting this morning they informed us it would be tomorrow evening starting at 5:30 o’clock, we aren’t due back from our tour until five thirty! So we had to politely cancel, C’est la vie, we have done it before. 

Today we had a French Air Force medical helicopter airlift someone off the ship....  it was a VERY professional operation in BAD weather.  Interesting to note that all Princess Cruise Ships do NOT have helipads but air rescue stations on the side of the upper deck. There have been three people removed from the ship by ambulance in the past ports, but this had to be very tricky in this weather. 

The crew on this ship has been outstanding, from our room Stewart to the dinning room, even the shop girls, have been great, everyone seems to want to cater to your needs. The food also has been way over our expectations, even room service food, we had some of the best hamburgers we have had anywhere from room service. 

We have not seen any shows except the local shows in Ireland and Scotland, but we will now that we have nipped the colds. 

Tonight is Formal night and I hope the seas calm by then, as it is harder to get dressed when you have 8 to 12 foot seas, luckily we don’t get sea sick. LOL

These were taken from our room on the 9th deck, just to give you some prospective is 10 stores up!