Pandemic Cruising III: Atlantic Transit
We spent 14 days getting to Europe on Regal Princess . It takes seven days to cross the Atlantic, so there was a lot of time for relaxation and hanging out with cousin Gerlyn, who accompanied us for this portion of the trip. We had four really nice weather days, two of which were warm enough to swim, so John and I got in the pool a couple of times. The ship had a nice adult retreat area (not that there were many kids aboard). We also enjoyed a lot of time just sitting on the back of deck 16, enjoying the sun and sea. Deck 16 Aft: The place to be all day for relaxing and chilling One day had some rock and roll. The waves were pretty high! In case you're curious: Being a transatlantic, we had six forward time changes. The time changes were all done at noon, when the Captain and the Watch Commander come on to do their announcements about position, weather, etc. They would ring a bell at noon and say, "It's now 1 p.m." I think I had a bit of classical conditioning g...