Life on board the ship has been going very well indeed, since boarding Sunday afternoon. The ship is as beautiful as ever, the service and food great, the weather terrible, I love it! Since we hit the English Channel, about two hours out from Southampton, the sea state has been very rough with high winds and swells of up to 18 feet. QM2 handles it very well and has been maintaining an average speed of 20 knots, which is, as the Commodore says in his noon announcement, impressive given the heavy seas. There is quite a bit of pitching motion, but very little roll. Aboard are 2300 passengers, from 44 countries, with about 1400 from the UK and some 400 Americans. At my dinner table in the gorgeous Britannia Restaurant there are three of us yanks, one Brit, one Swede and an annoying little guy from Belgium. There has to always be someone who irritates. The table is located right in the center of things, just below the grand tapestry that dominates the three deck high center of the room and adjacent to the Commodore's table. Could not be happier. We are all single males, the first night one of the guys dubbed us the lady killers (!). Very funny. So dinner is the most fun event of the day, but lunches aren't bad either. I've been going to the dining room where you are seated at a large table if you want, so you can meet a lot of people that way, which has been fun. Today I had fish and chips in the pub. Both are located on deck two, and have great views of the roiling sea just outside, rushing by with towering waves, and the occasional window washer slamming the glass. Great fun!
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