October 21, 2026

8:57 am

We’re now in O’Sheehan’s for breakfast. Not surprisingly, Marty slept in.

We ordered just a few minutes ago and our food is already here. Corned beef hash with 2 eggs over easy for both me and Neil, French toast for Marty.

9:48 am

It’s trivia time. Neil and Marty are one deck down in the atrium and I’m sitting at a table outside O’Sheehan’s that wraps around the open atrium.

Sitting next to us at breakfast was another Titanic enthusiast! He went on a tour yesterday that included Fairview Lawn Cemetery. He said he’s now completed his list, having been to Southampton, Cobh, Belfast, Cherbourg, and now Halifax. Nice to meet another fan.

11:14 am

We’re passing near a well-formed nor’easter. According to the ship’s information channel, the wind is 52 knots, Beaufort 10.

I realized I’d forgotten to take my morning medication, so I went to Deck 15 to get some of the free strawberry kiwi water to take it with. I’m now at a table at the stern and the motion is very noticeable here. I’ll grab another apple on the way out.

It’s rough but we’ve been through worse on other ships. Norwegian Breakaway is no Queen Mary 2, yet she’s doing alright. There’s far less motion on the lower decks.

The crew is getting a kick out of our old school Norwegian Cruise Line shirts we’re wearing today. Neil and I are honoring SS Norway from 2001 and Marty’s repping Norwegian Majesty from 2005 or 2006.

Some dishes just fell.

11:15 pm

Wow, judging my penmanship earlier, we were really rocking and rolling 12 hours ago. Currently, winds are 18 knots (Beaufort 5), decreasing throughout the day as we moved away from the storm.

I sat out on the balcony for some time starting at 4:00 and the surfaces (rail, chair, wind screen) were coated in salt.

About an hour after my last journal entry, we attended the Latitudes (loyalty program) party in the main theatre. There were about 100 passengers here. I don’t know if it was truly a party as we were in theatre seats, but there were drinks.

Lunch was at Savor again. I had just soup (Vietnamese pho) and dessert (raspberry panna cotta), both excellent. We had a short wait. The 3 dining areas with table service were all full, the weather necessitated the closure of the American Diner on Deck 16, and there was still plenty of motion at the buffet. So the dining on Deck 6 was popular.

It’s night 4 of the cruise and we finally made it to the large main dining room, The Manhattan Room. I’m in love. It’s modeled after a classic New York City supper club—there’s even live piano music and a dance floor. The pianist was playing 1940s music while we were there. Such a lovely experience.

And the food was amazing. Caesar salad, chicken cordon bleu, and cream cheese filled carrot cake with an orange glaze. The dining room is fully open seating—reservations are not offered for parties of less than 8. Service was exceptional and we filled out a review form (via QR code) for our waiter on the spot.

After dinner we made our way to the atrium to watch a game show called “55 to Stay Alive.” Passengers would compete in fun tasks up to 55 seconds, such as stacking cups. (There’s more but I’m not going to give anything away.) To my surprise, Neil placed his name in the contestant pool. He won his round, becoming a semi-finalist, and then won the finals!

We closed out the evening in Bliss Lounge, where Marty took to the dance floor for a ’50s & ’60s sock hop party. He loved every moment.

Tomorrow: Enjoying Hamilton, Bermuda