Just how much luggage do you need for 13 weeks cruising? The photo shows just how much!
Sailing day dawned frosty but sunny and the taxi picked us up at 1030. After an uneventful drive to Southampton we joined a queue to go on board. This took around an hour because, as we found out later, the computers went down which meant no luggage or passports could be scanned.
After a light lunch we were able to go to our cabin just after 1400. I think the words “small but perfectly formed” would initially sum up cabin A167, but actually it was fine. The wardrobes looked minute but after triple and quadruple hanging, we were able to shoehorn all our belongings away and tuck all but one suitcase under the beds.
The captain warned us of some rough weather ahead for 48 hours, and if people were prone to seasickness, then take medication! He did say the weather would be much better by the time we reached Madeira on Thursday, 13th, so will look forward to that.
We were late sailing, but after an excellent firework display put on by P&O, we left Southampton just after 1845. There are 1900 passengers on the ship, and we later learned that 1450 of us are doing the full 95 days!
Sure enough, Monday saw us sailing in a Force 8 with the Promenade Deck being closed off! Skies are overcast and temperature 10c. Even the balcony doesn’t look inviting as the sea spray is blowing in and covering the patio door.
Tuesday
It's sunny and we now only have a force 7! Time to venture outside for the first time since we left Southampton.
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