6:00 wakeup. After not getting to bed til after midnight. This is why I keep telling people that staying up late to see shows or whatever is not a good idea - because I just lose sleep and get super tired.
The sea was super calm in the morning.
Calm seas in the Taiwan Strait
Got ready early and finally got some photos of the Queens Room empty.
Bust of Queen Mary in the Queens Room on Queen Mary 2
Queens Room
QM2 logo in the Queens Room
Chandelier in the Queens Room
Got some breakfast and ate it in the room.
Spent some time reading the Maritime Quest info boards around the ship.
At 10:15 I lined up with half the rest of the ship to see the Britannia galley. That was super awesome. It's *huge* !!
Bulk plate trolleys
Meals ready for service
Barista station
Moulds for desserts. I had several things from the Kings Court buffet made in these!
Dessert plating
It was a long conga line of people walking in single file through the galley
Escalators going to deck 3
Hand sanitiser station on deck 3
Before lunch we went up to the library and returned the two library books, then we went to Verandah for lunch.
Had a super nice lunch there. Stu had a pate dish, an onion tart tatin which he really liked, and a prune tart. I had quail which was very nice, a deconstructed beef bourguignon with a beautiful but *huge* steak, and strawberry delice which had a whole bunch of different strawberry elements. Lovely. A really good meal but quite large.
Stu at The Verandah restaurant
Went down and got a copy of our account to make sure we had some spare money for souvenirs, then got a tshirt, a whiskey glass and a die cast model of the ship.
Checked on the jigsaw and found that Gwen from Wales had finished it - yay! So I had time to read more info boards.
Back to the room and did some blogging and then started packing. The super annoying thing is they want bags put out the night before disembarkation. Which is a pain because then you have to cart around your pyjamas and toiletries until you see your bag next - which is some time after disembarkation. I should have taken up the self-checkout where you take your own bag off.
Went down to the pub for drinks and trivia. Another hard night - only 12/20. I think the winner got 15.
Amethyst Pub Duo in the Golden Lion Pub
Entrance to the Golden Lion Pub
Postbox outside the Golden Lion Pub on deck 2
Everyone was at dinner for a change, which was nice.
Stu had chicken liver, vegetable wellington and ice cream. I had cream of chicken soup, lamb shanks, and ice cream. Yum. But I'm so fat right now.
Our dinner table on the final night. Back: Licia, Karen, Stu, Norman, David; Front: Bruce and Maria, Kay
Finished packing, put our bags outside, and went to sleep.
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