Today's entry is going to be both short and sweet.
We have a day at sea and I thought it would be just another day, but instead, the ship was buzzing with conversation all day.
Last night around 11:30 as we were pulling out of port, some very strange occurrences took place. The ship suddenly lurched to one side and then to the other and it nearly threw us out of the bed.
It was dark in our room and so we really couldn't figure out what was going on. We were in that state of not quite asleep but not really awake either. We heard glass breaking and things falling. Then all of a sudden, the ship lurched the other way and we heard more sounds of things crashing and falling. I asked Frank to turn on the lights so we could try to see what was going on.
There was broken glass all over the floor and the water bottles and ice bucket had flown across the room. Thank goodness the mirror was attached to the wall!
The stemware that was on the shelves above our TV set had fallen off since we were at such an angle.
Even though there was a railing at the front of the shelf, that didn't stop them from falling. We decided that they must have hit the TV set on the way down and that's why they shattered. There was broken glass everywhere, so Frank got up and cleaned as much up as possible so we wouldn't cut our feet if we got up during the night.
The odd thing was that we saw that the flowers and silver basket on the coffee table in front of the couch were still in place! How in the world did that happen??? It reminded me of the strange things you find after a tornado has hit!
The odd thing was that we saw that the flowers and silver basket on the coffee table in front of the couch were still in place! How in the world did that happen??? It reminded me of the strange things you find after a tornado has hit!
While Frank was cleaning up, the Captain came on over the loudspeaker and said that what had caused the problem was that the stabilizers had not been activated yet since we had not reached the necessary depth of water. Just as we came out of the port into the ocean, we were hit by some very large waves and this caused the ship to be out of balance.
Ship stabilizers are fins mounted beneath the waterline that emerge laterally. You can't see them, but you certainly know when they are there!
Ship stabilizers are fins mounted beneath the waterline that emerge laterally. You can't see them, but you certainly know when they are there!
In todays contemporary vessels, they may be gyroscopically controlled active fins, which have the capacity to change their angle of attack to counteract roll caused by wind or waves acting on the ship.
He apologized profusely and told us all not to be concerned and to go back to sleep. I must admit that was hard to do as it was really pretty scary!
There had been a late night gathering on the Lido deck by the pool and all the dishes and serving plates came tumbling down and broke.
He apologized profusely and told us all not to be concerned and to go back to sleep. I must admit that was hard to do as it was really pretty scary!
There had been a late night gathering on the Lido deck by the pool and all the dishes and serving plates came tumbling down and broke.
It was just one of those things that you didn't expect to have happen so it really takes you by surprise. In all of our years of crusing we have never experienced anything quite like that!
One funny story that we heard at breakfast came from a woman at the table next to us. She said that as soon as this happened, she heard a knock on her door. Her daughter and granddaughter were in the cabin next to hers, and when she opened the door, they were standing there with their life jackets on, heading to the lifeboats!
One funny story that we heard at breakfast came from a woman at the table next to us. She said that as soon as this happened, she heard a knock on her door. Her daughter and granddaughter were in the cabin next to hers, and when she opened the door, they were standing there with their life jackets on, heading to the lifeboats!
And to think that all I was worried about was cutting my feet! We could have called our steward to help us tidy up, but decided to let him wait until tomorrow to clean the mess up properly.
We're going to take it easy the rest of the day and enjoy not having to do anything. We'll be in Lisbon tomorrow so I'll have more to report.
XOXO, Pcasso
We're going to take it easy the rest of the day and enjoy not having to do anything. We'll be in Lisbon tomorrow so I'll have more to report.
XOXO, Pcasso
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