A hatch of Boobies*
20 de junho, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Another travelling day, on the way to Cape Verde, and for the first time this trip we had a flock of birds following the boat for a few hours. We identified them as Brown Boobies as they soared alongLeia mais
Cape Verde... almost
21 de junho, Cabo Verde ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
We were on time for our 7am arrival at the island of Sāo Vincente, the second most westerly of the Cape Verde islands.
Cape Verde is named after the westernmost cape of Africa, located in Senegal,Leia mais
All the fun of the fair
22 de junho, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
The Country Fair was on today, where all the ships departments host a game booth of a classic fairground game, with the chance to win some ship's merch.
The seas were the roughest so far this trip,Leia mais
Water, water everywhere
23 de junho, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Another day surrounded by water, so today's fun facts are about water.
The ship has its own desalination plant which produces 600,000 litres of fresh water a day, used for drinking, cooking, flushingLeia mais
Lovely La Palma
24 de junho, Espanha ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
We arrived in Santa Cruz, capital of the island of La Palma, Canary Islands, to clear skies and bright sunshine.
La Palma is one of the smaller of the 7 Canary Islands and receives considerably lessLeia mais
Final sea day
25 de junho, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
Our last sea day of the cruise, spent in the usual way - in the morning a preso from the engineering team about the engine room, then bracelet making, trivia and more eating!
We had an early crewLeia mais
Lisbon by foot and rail
26 de junho, Portugal ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
We had an afternoon arrival into Lisbon, sailing into the mouth of the Tagus River and past Belem Tower, docking at 3pm.
No bus for us today, our tour of the city was by foot and rail. We only had aLeia mais
Welcome to Dubai
28 de junho, Emirados Árabes Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
We had to disembark the ship by 9am, for a 2.15pm flight to Dubai, so today was a lot of waiting around.
The flight to Dubai was late taking off, but we still arrived on time at 12.50am... and theLeia mais
Dubai - world's largest everything
28 de junho, Emirados Árabes Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
Very late start today - we made it to breakfast 20 minutes before it closed at 11 am.
The weather isn't conducive to walking anywhere, with 41 degrees, feels like 47, so we caught a taxi to DubaiLeia mais
Tour of Palm Jumeirah
29 de junho, Emirados Árabes Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
As we're staying at a hotel on the trunk of the palm, today we toured around the palm.
Palm Jumeirah is the largest man made island in the world, constructed from 2001-2007 from 7 million tons ofLeia mais
Expo 2020... missed it by that much!
30 de junho, Emirados Árabes Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Our final day in Dubai and we headed to the site of the 2020 World Expo. It gets mixed reviews, with the most positive claiming it's a futuristic extravaganza. We saw the polar opposite, more like theLeia mais





















































































































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