We were tossed about like lettuce in a bowl

once were were in the open waters after leaving Lisbon. In no time the winds were ferocious.An announcement was made the lifts,bar one for the disabled, were being put out of of action and consequently no hot dinner was going to be provided,only cold Swedish style tables in the Waterfront restaurant.The meagre entertainment was also cancelled or modified.At 18.30 the queue in front of the "Swedish tables" was massive.At 20.30 I joined in.What I saw was unpalatable squares of hard cheese, 3 variations of spam, dishevelled sandwiches I would not feed to a dog,white bread coleslaw sandwiches made even strong men weep,salads I could not stomach,two types of a chocolate cake looking sorry to be on the table.No tea or coffee station.No decent fruit.No bread at all.I asked for some.Grudgingly two white rolls were placed on a plate and handed to me. I said-you touched them with your bare hands, I am not eating it. The next morning breakfast was just as bad,but there were some corn-flakes and fruit,also sliced red melon,every-one's favourite and the moment a tray was placed on the table,the fruit disappeared.But there was some cheese I like and sliced bread I like.I took the plateful to my cabin and made some tea.The lunch.What can I say about the lunch that could distinguish it from the previous breakfast and dinner. It was just as awful.The lifts still not operating.The TV signal we lost on 13,or was it 12 November, still out. And the wi-fi system? Well, as intermittent as ever.Intermittent implies working one minute,not working the next.This was a completely different kettle of intermittent.Not working for days and then after an hour or two hours of trying to login, working intermittently for a while and when trying to logout not working at all and you lose precious expensive good half an hour, if not longer just to end the damn session.The nightmare of it all.Wishing you were anywhere,ANYWHERE, but. Then an announcement was made that we were going to have hot dinner,most of the lifts were usable again and some evening entertainment would take place in the Palladium theatre. I asked several members of staff if the ship had stabilisers.No-one knew for sure, one person said it must have, one was adamant it did not.In my opinion Columbus does not have them.In my opinion it is absolutely criminal that it is not compulsory for a ship crossing the Atlantic with a certain number of human beings on board, to have the stabilisers attached.The Atlantic ocean is the most savage,the most dangerous ocean on earth. When it comes to my safety,my well-being,all bets are off.