The Splendour is splendid
1 grudnia 2015, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
This is day three or four, I'm not quite sure.
But one thing I do know is that this is a great ship.
She is a bit tired, after all she's twenty years old and being sold off to Thomsons next April. Czytaj więcej
Manchester Airport
27 listopada 2015, Anglia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We flew out to Venice a day early to catch the Splendour ots from Venice to transit the suez canal, and finally arrive in Dubai.
Venice
27 listopada 2015, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
We only have one night at the Anthony hotel in Venice, so have no chance of exploring.
Just a bite to eat and sleep, then shuttle to the ship in the morning.
Goodbye Vegas, it's been emotional
11 listopada 2015, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Well this is our third time in Vegas, and definitely the last.
The first time we didn't like it, so we came a second time to make sure we didn't, and this third time confirmed it.
Las Vegas is what Czytaj więcej
Manchester airport UK
11 listopada 2015, Anglia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Back home after a brilliant flight in premium economy on Thomas Cook Airbus
Final night in Vegas
10 listopada 2015, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
We decided to go for a pizza last night, so we all wandered down to New York New York and had a look around in there.
We found a great pizza place, just like in the Big Apple itself, well almost.
It Czytaj więcej
Ride the Duce
8 listopada 2015, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
By far the best way to get around Las Vegas, and especially the Strip, is to ride the local bus service called the Duce.
It runs up and down the strip every 15 minutes with bus stops every quarter Czytaj więcej
Las Vegas NV. Divas
7 listopada 2015, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
We all planned to do a show whilst we were in Las Vegas and wanted to see Diana Ross, but the only tickets we could get were sitting right at the back of the theatre, and were about $180 each.
So we Czytaj więcej
Las Vegas NV. Bagged a suite woo hoo!
5 listopada 2015, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Well to be honest it's all down to Maz.
He's been saying all week that the Royal Crown and Anchor society have a deal with MGM for diamond and above members, for complimentary room upgrades.
So when Czytaj więcej
Bayonne, New Jersey
5 listopada 2015, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We arrived in Bayonne, New Jersey, and transferred straight to the airport, by a shuttle that I'd pre-booked on-line.
Finally!!!
4 listopada 2015, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Well we finally won a progressive quiz.
We've won music and general knowledge quizzes before, but never a progressive quiz.
Or as a friend of mine Lynn calls it the progressive aggressive quiz. Czytaj więcej
More cuts
4 listopada 2015, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
We four booked Devinly Decadence for our evening meal.
Although the food was good, they've down graded the menu.
Last time we were on board Anthem the surf and turf on the menu have lobster tails, Czytaj więcej
Lights out!!
2 listopada 2015, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
At breakfast yesterday the full rear end of the ship, Ok the aft section to give it it's correct name, was plunged in to darkness as all the electrics failed.
Well to be honest it wasn't darkness, as Czytaj więcej
North Atlantic Ocean, We will rock you!
31 października 2015, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
We all went to see the musical We Will Rock You yesterday and what a great show it was it starred Kevin Kennedy (Curly Watts from Coronation St) as pop the old hippy.
It's basically the story of the Czytaj więcej
North Atlantic Ocean
30 października 2015, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Last night in the diamond lounge Gary Thomas, the executive chef stopped for a chat, he's a nice guy from Liverpool. We've met him before on other ships.
He was telling us that he was one of four Czytaj więcej
Southampton
29 października 2015, Anglia ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
We arrived in Southampton, and I dropped the girls off at the port with the luggage, while Maz and I took the hire car back.
When we got back it turned out that Sue and Sheila had been talking to one Czytaj więcej
P.S.
28 września 2015, Anglia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Just a quick update, Nic Aimee and I did the I-Fly sky diving this afternoon and all I can say is it's amazing.
First you get an instructional safety video then you get fully equipped with full suit, Czytaj więcej
Conclusions
27 września 2015, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 8 °C
Another great cruise, even Nic and I didn't argue much lol.
Aimee was a star and even completed 14 A3 sheets of home work that she in her wisdom had requested from school.
Aimee and I went on the Czytaj więcej
Babe Magnet
25 września 2015, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
I have been getting a lot of young women stopping me and chatting, and for a while I was thinking I was some sort of a babe magnet.
Then it struck me, it wasn't me they wanted to talk to, it was the Czytaj więcej
Wonderland
25 września 2015, Hiszpania ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Last night we did the wonderland restaurant as our Nic really wanted to try it.
Well as you may know, I'm not really one for paying extra for the so called speciality restaurants, because the food Czytaj więcej
Pool day.
23 września 2015, Hiszpania ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Spent most of the day by the kids pool and the weather was brilliant, so the girls got the time in the sun that they wanted.
Took little Joe into the baby pool, it only has about 1 inch of water, so Czytaj więcej
Lanzarote, Canary Islands
22 września 2015, Hiszpania ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Today was Lanzarote, we docked about 12.30am and it was a Sunday, so everything was shut.
But in true Royal Caribbean style they charged $9 per person for a shuttle bus to town, knowing that there Czytaj więcej
Funchal, Madiera
21 września 2015, Portugalia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We all went for a stroll in to the town and decided to take the cable car up to the village of Monte, it's a great ride, if a little bit scary towards the top when the wind got up and shook the Czytaj więcej
What's that smell??
20 września 2015, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Yuck! It's cigarette smoke.
Just for future reference, Anthem ots, starboard side balcony cabins from about number 670 to 690, are directly above the smoking area on deck 5, and the stink is awful. Czytaj więcej
Robbie Williams best mate
19 września 2015, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Last nights act was Johnathan Wilkes, his main claim to fame is that his best mate is Robbie Williams.
He's not a bad singer in his own right, not as good as Robbie though.
But for the second time Czytaj więcej
Flippin heck I stayed up!
17 września 2015, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
After a nice night in the diamond lounge, the girls decided to go and see the show.
I said that I would finish my drink and take Joe back to the cabin. But after they'd gone I decided to go and have Czytaj więcej








































