Norway Farewell Transatlantic 2001
Day 6
Halifax, Nova Scotia - September 7, 2001

The quiet calm of Halifax in early morning. We glided through to the cruise ship dock.

 Halifax Harbor quiet
Shadow of Norway funnels
 The morning sun throws the ship's distinctive shadow across a warehouse wall.
With port arrival comes the line for debarkation, and with an hour to go before Lisa was due to appear at the ship, I was in no rush. Delaying my own debarkation gave me time to enjoy some not-usually-so-quiet corners.
 Tapestry in stairwell
Shop arcade detail

A doorway and corridor near Norway's shops is largely unchanged from when she was France.

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Fluorescent columns give drama and elegance to this stairway, featuring a different kind of rail treatment.

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 Staircase with tall fluorescents
Stern with hangar deck
 Built with one of the finest hull forms ever as France, the ship was considered at a disadvantage when her career turned her towards the Caribbean, due to a less open deck space astern than was considered ideal. The solution was the "hangar deck" pool area, a wide and pleasant stretch for chairs and sunbathers from above, but somewhat ungainly when viewed from below.

Debarkation silliness with profit motive: the photographs of every willing passenger in front of this prop deck railing will appear for sale in the Photo Gallery within 24 hours.

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 Ship's photographer and props
Lisa and I
Lisa had joined me at last. Eager to show her the ship that I was by now at home on, we went to Sky Deck and those legendary funnels.
We carry a flag to indicating the presence of a pilot on board, and are heading for St. John's Newfoundland, which USAmericans usually don't know is pronounced with a slight emphasis on the last syllable, not the first.
 Canadian and pilot's flags
next:
September 8 - Sea Day