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Chat with Deb — Our Great Northern Cruise, Part 4
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, a lovely spot, then on to Greenland… with icebergs
We took a cruise in late July through late August:
I stick my head out of the head (our cabin’s bathroom), because I could hear there was a ship’s announcement but I couldn’t make it out.
ME: Honey, what did she say?
DEB: There’s been a change of plans. The ship won’t be docking at Corner Brook, apparently some cargo ship got there first and there’s only room for one.
ME: How rude!
DEB: So we’ll be tendering instead.
Tenders are these cute little orange boats that cruise ships carry. They’re orange because they are also used as lifeboats, and orange at sea attracts the eye (which is why life preservers are also orange). Ships prefer to tie up at a dock, when possible, because it’s easier on the crew (each tender needs several trained crew to run it) and less stressful for the passengers (even in calm weather there can be rocking and unsteadiness¹).
