Ray and I were concentrating on viewing the eclipse, not photographing it. Clouds covered the sun the last minutes before totality, and some combination of ship maneuvers and cloud dissipation resulted in it becoming visible again about eight seconds before totality began. Another cruise ship guest, Barry Kierstein, took this photo which gives you a pretty good idea of how the eclipse looked: the inner corona was very bright, it was covered by thin clouds, and Venus was visible off to the right. Of course, the sky wasn't quite as dark as this photo would suggest. (Ray reframed Barry's original picture somewhat).