February 7, 2014. The Queen Elizabeth. Clothes.

We are seriously underdressed on this ship. But we will keep our chins up high and pay no attention. Last evening , we ate our first dinner in our dining room. It was an informal night so I wore a loose fitting silk dress with a matching jacket. It was certainly informal. The other ladies came with cocktail dresses or fancy suits. I just laughed. Not as many choices on this ship. Our table has been established and we sit there at every meal. Tonight is a formal night so I will wear the same type of clothes that the other ladies wore last evening. I am expecting strapless gowns from everyone else. Our cabin is wonderful and the dining room magnificent. The wait staff wear white at lunch and dark for dinner and everything is fancy. We are enjoying the food and the service. And this morning we attended two interesting lectures, one given by an oceanographer and another by a geologist. Gill had warned us about the lectures and she was right. We will look out for them every day. Tonight, we have been invited by the Captain to a cocktail party but we will not attend. We really have no wish to meet the captain. Instead we will dine at 7:00, sitting at the correct table in our dining room, wearing our finest clothes, and hope they won’t kick us out by being in clothes that are not formal enough!!