Well, here it is fall and the engine room is still empty. Many apologies to all of you who had your holiday plans interrupted. It's been a beautiful month with only a few rainy days and I'm really sorry we weren't out taking advantage of the breezes.

Having the engine space clear has given me the chance and time to go over all the systems down there: wiring, salt water lines, batteries, fresh water supply and drain hoses, hydraulic, fuel, and oil filters. Two coats of paint after a lot of cleaning and ready to go.. next spring!

We are qualifying everyone who was unable to come this fall as a repeat guest, so the 5% discount offered to returnees applies to everyone who received their fare refunded this year.

As of today Allison the diesel engine that lived so happily below is undergoing the agonizingly slow process of being rebuilt. She'll be returning to the engine room later this fall.

The Emperor's new Engine

               Meanwhile the crew and I have been busy laying the vessel up for the off season, even if fall came quite early for us.  

The other morning the Queen Mary II was at anchor just outside Rockland Harbor. She made the lighthouse look pretty tiny. 

               In the foreground notice what a good job Matthew did shrinking the plastic on our winter cover. And, yes, the rigging is tarred, the mastheads varnished, and the masts slushed.

Local beautification

Christa and crew strip the spring paint and varnish

those locust timbers looking better than new with fresh varnish

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Lost & Found

                              Someone is missing a moose earring, found in Cabin O

Cruise News..

The Hartford Courant just published an article by one of our August guests. The writer's two boys kept us busy the whole trip and led the crew on swim call.