Ushuaia & Departure

We were up early this morning because we had to change cabin yet again. Unfortunately the cabin we needed to move to was still occupied, so we left our luggage tidily in the current cabin and went for breakfast. By the time we came back, the new cabin had been vacated, so we could move our stuff in. The room hadn't been prepared yet so we left our things in a tidy heap near the window until later on.

This should be our last move as this is our last cruise which ends on 5th January, when we get off the ship.

So far we have just about lived on every floor! Except for level 4 where there are a few staff cabins. We started off in a staff cabin on level 3, moved to a guest cabin on level 6, moved to the staff captain's cabin on level 8, then down to a guest cabin on level 5 and now we are up to level 7 - another guest cabin.

Paul had to get a "secret santa" gift for a work colleague (the H.R. Manageress). All officers are involved in the scheme. So, we ended up taking a half hour walk along the coastal road to a shopping mall to look for a gift. We weren't impressed with the mall as there wasn't much in it, compared to what the website said. In the end Paul found something for the secret santa gift. There was a supermarket next door so we picked up some 'rations'. Crisps and some chocolate, one of which was a big 1kg bar of nutty chocolate! That should last us for a while!

We were back on board at about the time that the new intake of guests arrived, at lunch time.

Paul has been assigned his shifts for now: 16:00 to 20:00, and 3:45am to 8:00. There is a new officer on board that needs to be shown the ropes as he is not familiar with this type of ship. We shall see what happens over the next couple of days, but it will be nice if Paul can get off the ship when he isn't sleeping.

The Pursuit is now heading towards the Falklands Islands, and should arrive for a landing on the morning of 18th December.Read more