When we were around Cuba, we were hanging out on the bridge with 3rd mate Jeoffrey. He looked at the map and coordinates and said: “Hey Steph, do you want to steer the ship? We need to change the heading”. I was like… “uh, are you sure?”. He said: “Sure! We need to go from 180 to 204 [degrees]”. Me: “Uh, hellz yeah!” (I probably didn’t really say that, but that’s definitely what I thought).
He put me in front of the steering wheel (which looks very much like an arcade game wheel, only a little more “meaty”), showed me the knob to turn and the screens to monitor. Steps were: check our current heading, push-and-turn the knob 5 degrees at a time, wait for the ship to respond (a few seconds) and repeat the process until we get to 204.
Here I am focused on not accidentally capsizing the ship… gentle!
It was incredibly cool to turn a little dial and feel/see the whole ship slowly change its course. I mean, that thing is big! I ended up really getting into it. Maybe a little too much…
That’s right, uh-huh. Pretending I own the ship (the captain wasn’t around).
Stephanie, this is serious business… stop fooling around. Ok.
(I don’t even know if that’s the right hand gesture to do, but it sure felt serious.)
I had a blast. Could I have done this on a passenger cruise? I think not!
That “bridge” looks a lot like a “kitchen”. Hmm…
blue shirt – blue trousers..you look like a marin – boy ;-))
Wow-your talents never cease!It has been so much fun following your adventures. I saw Justin’s pictures of going through the Panama Canal. That was so neat that you could go to the front of the ship to see it all.Tell Justin that many years ago his Papa did the same trip through the Panama Canal on a cruise ship with his brother Jim and his wife Pat. Lots of Love, Kathy
Bonjour capitaine stephanie ! Mais tu t’eclates comme une gamine, c’est merveilleux ! car tu as déjà pris les commandes d’un bâteau à roues à new orleans, tu avais 4 ans……!Merci pour nous faire partager votre trip. Vous êtes formidable et je suis heureuse pour vous deux. A tous les deux je vous couvre de bisous et oui, les bisous de moumounette Je vous aime
Moms – thanks so much for your notes! Justin and I both love them so much :) We’re having an amazing time!
Geli – haha! Now I just need the formal shirt with the stripes on the shoulders ;-)
Nate – omg you’re so right… we’ll have to show the “other” view (forward) of the bridge. MUCH nicer. But yeah we have tea up there almost every morning… hence the sink, etc…