The weather has really turned. It started getting rough yesterday afternoon. All entertainment was cancelled last night except for a movie in the Constellation Theater, and Veranda was closed for dinner.

By the time the movie was over it was a challenge to walk back to the cabin. During the night things really started flying – our bathroom floor was covered in stuff that had fallen out of the cupboards. When the captain came on this morning he said that the winds last night were up to 85mph and the waves 30 feet high. There certainly wasn’t much sleep to be had. We were too busy just trying to stay IN the bed!

All activities have been cancelled today and we’ve been asked to stay in our cabins as much as possible. All the elevators are off. Lunch time room service was limited to ham, turkey, or tuna sandwiches. And with the elevators off the poor room service guys have to walk it up and down the stairs.

It’s now almost 2pm and I think it’s calmed considerably. It’s still a challenge to walk across the room but it’s no longer necessary to hang on to something the whole time. I’m happy to avoid the hallways and stairs. I expect all the entertainment tonight will be cancelled too.

Peggy and I don’t mind this – it’s kind of fun to have the ship really moving for a while. But I know some passengers are seasick and there have been some falls. However I am glad we’re not in one of the cabins on deck 10 or 11!!

Betty