NOV 18.
I had planned to take the Boat Train, but this was only available to those booking from the USA. My Cousin gave me a lift to the ship and it had been our plan to take some photos of us all (she had been on the old Queen Mary). The farce of embarkation prevented it, there was nowhere to park and it was a case of jumping out (in the hanger) and joining the line. I had been warned by other reviews about this, and everything they said is true. Finally I Boarded.
To say the ship is big would be an understatement. I was remind of the comment made about the old Mary when some one asked "when does this place arrive in New York". The same is true of her! I had been upgraded from Deck 4 to 12 and so had to find a lift which reached that part. I have stayed in some excellent Hotels but they do not compare to the room I had. The facilities were excellent, except that you cannot use the TV to surf the Web. Boat Drill was held in the Kings Court and I was amazed to hear that in the event of abandoning ship we had to go back to the rooms and grab Life Jackets and passports - She is so big though that I could not imagine her sinking - Yes I have heard of Titanic.