Up at 7am for immigration at Southhampton - really another waste of day. Early breakfast and waiting around for departure at 11 am, so I started to pack . Did I say a waste of daylight? Why not let us off the ship and run around the city until 3 or 4... Lunch at noon, trivia at 1:30 (all our smart members left, so we lost horribly) then a mani/pedi to set me up for the rest of the trip, then back to packing ... Dinner, packing, try to sleep...

We had a VERY rocky night and it continued through the afternoon. We had a minimal breakfast then a seminar on the art of collecting art. While we were learning, the ship's employees were decorating the atrium for Christmas. A quick lunch by the pool with water sloshing port and starboard due to the tossing seas, then back to the art auction where artwork was also being tossed around. By the time we got through the legalese of the auction it was time to head for ...

Day 1 Breakfast then a waltz class then my old lady wax, and then lunch.. I wanted to do a viewing of A taste of Le Cirque but the timing wasn't right so I went to team trivia.. We came in 2nd. We heat back to the cabin to rest for a moment and grab my dance shoes for the Dancing with the Stars redux, but we fell asleep! We woke up in time to get dressed for gala night and Shabbat services- dinner and meeting 3 new table mates . The ship started rocking and rolli...

We were in port until 11am - not long at all- back at sea. Today will be a very quiet one I expect... So far we had lunch and then an hour with the art auction. Back to the cabin when I fell asleep while watching the Fast and Furious in Brazil. Woke up for the ending and more CNN, MSNBC and CNBC. Dinner - more than half the ship emptied today and the dining room was so empty.. Then after dinner we heard a singer who came on the ship former one night to cover Nat ...

Well, we are in South Hampton, and it is a four hour stay. We had to go through immigration and get up really early and there's not enough time to even get off the ship, other than to go into the terminal to try for Wi-Fi. However, I can update you on last night's competition – I did not win! There was a couple from Holland, who have done many many Holland America cruises with dancing with the stars. They came prepared – they videoed the combination, ...