Jane has spent the afternoon on the balcony, sunning herself. I know the balconies on deck 4 are metal fronted, but they are huge. Much bigger than the balconies we had on deck 8 on the Victoria. I don’t see any reason to be put off by not having a glass one, it’s not as if there’s anything to see except for sea, sea and more sea!
We’ve migrated from lounging on the balcony, to lounging in the Commodore Club. Today’s cocktail of choice is a Dark ‘N Stormy. Gosling’s Black Seal rum, freshly squeezed lime juice, Syrop de Gomme and Ginger Beer. Apparently it’s lovely.
The Commodore Club has a really nice ambience, it’s a fantastic place to sit and watch the sea drift by, while dolphin spotting. I have noticed one thing though, they aren’t as generous with the canapes as they are in the Commodore Club on QM2.
The Dark ‘N Stormy was too much like drinking pop, so Jane has had to try a more sophisticated cocktail, this time it was the Sydney Apple, born, served and savoured at sea, one of the many original “Cunard” cocktails.
It’s a formal night tonight, Cunard Ball I believe, and also Captain’s Cocktail party. We didn’t bother with the pre-dinner cocktail party as Jane had had her own personal one upstairs, so we went back to the stateroom where the balcony was in full sun and chilled there before getting ready for dinner.
WooHoo! We’re now a table of 10, with a couple who had ended up on their own, being drafted in. The choices for dinner were very difficult as I’d have happily chosen all of the starters and mains. In the end I plumped for asparagus and Roast turkey and a very tasty chocolate dessert.
Ginger and mints are no longer served with the petit fours, but on a platter by the door, so I take that to mean we are no longer considered infectious.
After dinner we sauntered up to the Royal Court theatre for the Cunard singers and dancers interpretation of Vanity Fair. It’s not my cup of tea, but Jane loves cheese, both literally and figuratively, so who am I to complain.