Time Well Spent (at Sea): A Live Report

Following in the wake of Dinty W. Moore’s Blog Post last week.

By Amy Goldmacher

I write to you from somewhere southwest of the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean, bearing 238.71 degrees at 19 knots.

I’m on a ship! This is my 10th cruise in 9 years with 3 different cruise companies. This cruise is the largest I’ve experienced, with 3,660 passengers from all over the world, as far as I can tell from the languages and accents I’m overhearing.

This is the first time I’m cruising without my...