October 23, 2026

3:31 pm

We departed Bermuda at 3:15, and are now on our way to our home port, Boston. It’s getting windier as we leave the shelter of the port. I can see wavelets up ahead.

I waved hello to the tug Powerful, an old friend. And then I watched as Bermuda got smaller and smaller.

Let’s recap the day so far. We started the day with breakfast at O’Sheehan’s, this time in the larger seating area away from the main thoroughfare. I really like their corned beef hash. Nice small portion with 2 eggs any style, tomato, and choice of bread. Great atmosphere, too.

We spent the rest of the morning near our ship at the Royal Naval Dockyard. It took us 20 minutes to walk to the Clocktower Mall—it’s a longer distance than it appears from the ship, but not difficult. (Plus, Marty stopped to say hi to people along the way.) Thankfully, the temperature was in the low 70s F. I wouldn’t want to do this during the 90+ degree heat of summer.

There are many chickens on the grounds. We even saw a mama chicken and her young chicks.

We did some general souvenir shopping, and then Marty purchased an art print from artist Lisa-Anne Rego. Her resume includes becoming the officially licensed artist of The Americas Cup in 2016.

At noon, we got seats on one of the complimentary shuttles connecting the sites around the Dockyard and the ship.

We had lunch at O’Sheehan’s and I was happy to see that the spinach and artichoke dip with tortilla chips is still on the menu. And still so good. I shared a few chips with Marty, who in turn gave me an equal number of his French fries.

11:46 pm

I’m enjoying the ship’s motion as I get ready to turn in. The wind is only 21 knots and our ship’s speed is 17 knots. And the air temp is starting to fall as we head north.

We returned to The Manhattan Room for dinner tonight. I’m going to miss this restaurant. Tonight’s appetizer was the best I had so far—baked Brie salad. Puff pastry, baby greens, toasted almonds, Granny Smith apples, honey drizzle. For the main course, I went with something different for me—pecan-crusted turkey medallions, apricot sauce, kale, couscous, ginger. I liked it, even though I’m not too fond of white meat turkey. Dessert was Snickers pound cake with vanilla ice cream and fresh strawberries.

I keep missing the no-sugar dessert option at the bottom of the menu. Darn it—today’s offering was vanilla cheesecake.

The band in The Manhattan Room played ’70s music tonight.

After dinner we went bowling and then arrived early for the Glow Party. We got seats after about 15 minutes of waiting for people to get up from the previous activity. Overall, it’s really hard to find seats in bars and lounges. It’s not because of seat savers. It’s solely because there are simply not enough seats. And the rooms themselves are small for the number of passengers that can be accommodated in staterooms. That’s a shame as the entertainment in the atrium has been great. Very energetic.

The Glow Party, complete with glow sticks, started at 10:00 pm and ran well beyond that. Marty danced past 11:20.

I’m glad we turn the clocks back to Eastern time overnight. The extra hour is welcomed.

Up next: A marvelous dinner to close out the week