Welcome to our Queen Mary 2 half way around the world in 65 days. We're glad you are interested and will try to keep the Blog interesting for you.
"How do you pack for such a venture and long time away from home?" is the #1 question. First you get a Phyllis who is very organized and has done it before. This was a tough one because she had to deal with beach wear informal, tux formal, equator hot and NYC below freezing! We ended up with 3 identical large bags that each weighed 50 to 55 lbs.
Barry did prescriptions with Walgreen mailorder needing a "vacation waiver" to get refills before time was up. How many hairsprays? Deodorants? Toothpaste? Those are the items, along with shoes that add the weight.
Meeting the ship in New York turned out to be a big deal we thought we had planned for with an extra layover day in the City. But oh, no! Twelve hours before the planned departure from Houston, Southwest was advising us to go earlier and get in before the snow storm and that's what we did thankfully.
It has been exactly one week from departure and we are in the Atlantic opposite the mouth of the Amazon R. headed for Salvador Brazil and it is the second of 4 at sea days which we love. We hope you enjoy it with us!
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