First Day at Sea
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We sailed out of the channel and across the Bay of Biscay today. Having crossed it a few times on a cruise ship, we've never really encountered the weather for which it is legend. However, the Czytaj więcej
We sailed out of the channel and across the Bay of Biscay today. Having crossed it a few times on a cruise ship, we've never really encountered the weather for which it is legend. However, the Czytaj więcej
We headed to Southampton once again, this time to pick up the Arvia. The Arvia is the sister ship to the Iona, so another big ship and an almost identical layout. However, the dates and ports fit Czytaj więcej
So...would we go on Iona again?
Plus points
- Anderson's bar was a nice place to spend time and to play crib
- Probably the nicest cabin (with on demand video) and definitely the nicest bathroom
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A bit of faff this morning as we tried to work out where in Zeebrugge we were, and how to get out of port. This included a mandatory shuttle bus rather than being allowed to walk to the port gates. By Czytaj więcej
Three museums looked interesting in Leidan, but alas, time was against us. We walked through the town, past the windmills and the Morspoort to the main drag, which was far more city-like than the Czytaj więcej
We headed out into the early morning rain in Rotterdam, and decided on a tram to the station over being soaked! A relatively short hop saw us unto Delft, a quintessially beautiful Dutch town, more Czytaj więcej
We planned for a lazy evening after coming back from Delft. In the afternoon, we happened upon performers practising for an evening show on aerial silks and hoops, a cyr wheel, and a trapeze. So Czytaj więcej
Back in Rotterdam and in the rain, we wandered to the Markthal and the cube houses. We visited these when we were here two years ago, so it wasn't particularly new. The street art and sculptures in Czytaj więcej
Rotterdam cruise terminal is quite far inland, so it was fascinating at various points in the middle of the night to see what we were sailing by in a fairly narrow channel. The last two miles of the Czytaj więcej
We departed Breverhamen in the morning, and headed towards Rotterdam. The ship had to turn in the river with the aid of tugs before we could leave which was interesting to watch. Much of the day was Czytaj więcej