The threatened thunder storms did not make an appearance overnight and we awoke to the sound of the ship’s foghorn. Checking on the ship’s navigational channel our position appeared to be due east of Cromer. We have many times looked … Read More
Day one – Leaving Southampton.
After the beautifully sunny day yesterday it was a little disappointing to wake up to a rather miserable morning, although the bright spot was the appearance of the Caribbean Princess in her berth. Our ship had come in!! After a … Read More
It’s Holiday Time Again!!!!
A picture of the Holiday Inn in Southampton at the beginning of a holiday blog can only mean one thing…Sylvia and I are off on another cruise. While Britain sweats in its first heatwave of the year we are turning … Read More
Dinner with Dolphins.
Tonight was the last formal dinner on the cruise and therefore was the traditional Beef Wellington followed by Baked Alaska. As always this was preceded by the parade of chefs around the dining room, it’s quite amazing how many people … Read More
Gibraltar and the Great British Sailaway.
There are two reasons why I don’t look forward to calling into Gibraltar, firstly, I can’t stand the macaques and secondly it means the cruise is nearly over as this is traditionally the last port of call.
We arrived in … Read More