Onward to Copenhagen

To the tooting of a brass band and beating of drums, the graceful Jewel of the Sea left its berth at Harwich.  It was 5PM and after the passengers' muster in the Schooner Bar on deck 7, we gazed
from our balcony, enthralled once again at our good fortune in beginning another sea voyage.

This vessel is not as ample as QM2 but the service is good.  Most of the waiting staff appears to
be Indian which is the case among Cruising personnel.  The Manager is Indian and probably brings
his group with him.  Our waiter, Mishela hails from Mumbai.

We spotted the tower of our hotel off to starboard as we left and although we had a pleasant respite
at Harwich, it was good to be leaving.
Annabelle as usual, is scanning the horizon with her binocs as we plow Northeast.  "I can actually see the window of our room at the Tower Hotel, she bellowed."  I responded with a grunt, "check out
the bar."  We then passed The Pier where we gorged on fish and chips a few times.  The sky is clear
and the temperature, a comfortable 68 degrees F.

The dress code for the evening is casual, not even elegant casual as per QM2.  Back at our stateroom,
Katcha, our gal attendant from Trinidad was busy getting things set for our first night at sea but no
chocolates on our pillow this trip.

Saw the movie, My Fair Lady and thought that Aubrey and Walter would find it better to understand
since they had their first experience in England.  A great musical based on a GB Shaw story.
Also attended The Capt'.s welcome on board party.  Captain Stig Nielson is a Norwegian with many
year's experience in the Baltic.  There were a few Scotsmen in kilts which also added more color
to the celebration as well as caviar goodies and champaign to wash them down.

Saturday, our first city tour and we started in the Windjammer Restaurant early in the morning.
The Windjammer is a food court with different stations where you run about to locate the items you
want.
Elizabeth, our tour guide, a Danish gal with a perfect command of American English spouted off
a string of statistics about Copenhagen...1.2 mil people out of a total Danish population of 5.4 mil.

Of course, Hans Christian Anderson of fairy tales fame is their famous son and we stopped to see
where he grew up.  Remember the story of the Little Mermaid well her statue is sitting on a rock
offshore.  Just a bit of trivia, Harold Bluetooth was an early Danish king.

Meearsk Lines is one of their largest employers along with Carlsberg, our favorite brew.