At that moment I was sure that the captain would next tell us that due to some sort of problem with the ship that the cruise was being cancelled. Yeah, so after the thrill of embarkation day, I felt like I was starting to go down a very deep hole of depression due to a cancelled cruise.
However, after a brief pause the captain informed us the reason for the sad news. Queen Elizabeth II had just passed away. Okay, I did feel bad for her passing but I gotta confess that I was also overjoyed that the reason for the Captain's announcement was NOT the cancellation of the cruise. And that was a cause for another round of martinis.
PING!
My first cruise was in the 1990s on a Celebrity ship - the Zenith. Of all my cruises, it ranks number one.
Hanging at the Martini Bar as I write this... try the Bourbon with Peaches onboard...way to step up to the Edge Class, big difference!