Formal Night

Day 3 

It is a grey day with rough seas keeping us confined to indoor activities. All decks are closed due to the high winds. We have sailed the Tasman before and have felt wary of this stretch of water, but until now it has always been fine. Not a good start to cruising for our fellow travellers.

A feature of any Cunard voyage, is the formal night, when we don our glad rags and escape into a more glamorous world. Some people do not enjoy the bother of such occasions but we really enjoy them. Stories of formal nights intrigued the two grandchildren so they were ready in their ‘fancy clothes’ well before dinner. Master G resplendent in his tux and Miss V in an elegant white gown. On the way to dinner we stopped to have a family photo, all 6 of us on the stairs of the atrium.

The children are a little taken aback at the attention they are receiving from staff and other passengers. There are very few children aboard and ours are so beautifully behaved!