Beautiful Cobh was next and always a pleasure to sail into. So far I had been to the port on Celebrity Constellation, Navigator of the Seas, Independence of the Seas and Aurora yet the closest I ever came to getting off was Indy but it rained so I took a few photos of the ship and quickly got back on For the first three, I used it as the day to go around taking photos of the ship while Aurora I stayed on due to my back. Today, with a bad knee added to the back, I was determined to get off THIS time, pain or no pain. Although we were due for 9am, we were a little early but at least it was dry. I was right about missing Seabourn Pride, who was showing up way ahead on the AIS. If it hadn't been for the thick fog, however, I MAY just have seen her. The ship had been blowing the foghorn every minute for most of the night and, as we neared the harbour entrance, it lifted like a curtain. It was completely surreal so glad I was recording at the time. Not many were on deck to see our arrival, which was a surprise, especially since Americans are obsessed by Ireland. One on deck noted we were doing the Titanic's calls in reverse order - Cobh (Queenstown), Cherbourg and Southampton. The tug Lomax, which Cobh borrowed for a few weeks, was tied to a buoy but would be back in Southampton the day before we got there. I still had my cold so went to bed to try and shake it, getting up for lunch before going ashore. A passport return letter was on my bed even though I alredy had it back. Arse and elbow at work once again! The chill of the morning had made way for gloriously hot sunshine and I regretted taking my jacket! Back and knee killed as I wandered around snapping my favourite Royal Caribbean ship but she's worth it! I grabbed a pizza from the Solarium after reboarding and rested my knee until it was nearly time for sailaway.
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