THE BRIDGE, THE BOW, THE CAPTAIN AND HIS CREW

Ahoy, it's the Captain and Tennille is nowhere in sight.

Wait, that's another blog.

Our exclusive and exciting tour of the bridge on the Queen Victoria was spectacular.

Who wouldn't feel safe with Captain Christopher at the helm. No, not Christian...Christopher. Besides, Christopher is his first name, like Columbus.

We were on the Queen Victoria, not, The Bounty.

I kid, but navigating a vessel such as this Cunard beauty is serious business. Make no mistake, there is no kidding around on the bridge.

Unlike me, Gaz is an attentive tour participant and is taking it all in. See, it is because of behavior such as that he was always an honor student, and I was fortunate to make the B Honor Roll!

Well, for scholars or silly-bloggers, it was pretty fabulous up there in the lofty-regions of the Queen V.

And, even though quite tempted, I did not ask those guys at the controls if they felt like they were sitting on thrones or if the bridge reminded them of the Enterprise...you know, Star Trek.


Surprisingly, the bridge area is a rather large area. Guess I imagined it all cramped and stuffy. I was wrong.


One amazing feature was this glass portion in the floor. Peering downward, many floors below you see the churning ocean and feel slightly dizzy from the height.

Adventurer, Gaz, tested it first, then I was good to go. Not only could you see straight down to the water, the window placement allowed for absolutely clear viewing alongside the entire length of the ship.

Um, you could also see many passenger terraces. Hope they didn't forget to wear their bathrobes in the early morning hours!



It really does look like Star Trek.


For some strange reason, I could not get the song, Sail on Sailor, out of my head while prancing around the bridge watching the buttoned-down crew look for the Panama Canal. No, they weren't, they were looking for the SS Minnow. Come ON, you gotta make at least one joke about that, right?



The view from the bridge of the bow. The bow? Hm, I wonder why they call it that? See, a real scholar would have asked that question.

Although this tour is a very rare opportunity, everyone sailing with Cunard should rest easy. The Captain and his crew have it all under control. So, eat, drink and be merry.

Yes, it is far below and I hope this glass holds!!