First night on board
16 февраля 2013 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
With it being the first night Sheila and I went to the restaurant for dinner, instead of the buffet which we normally use, mainly so we could see our other friends who are on this trip.
We had aЧитать далее
Beautiful downtown Eastleigh
15 февраля 2013 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Spent yesterday afternoon in a working man's club in Eastleigh with Sheila, Jennifer and John, watching the match, (we won't talk about the game if you don't mind) suffice to say it wasn't the resultЧитать далее
One more sleep
9 февраля 2013 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Jennifer has just texted me saying 2 more sleeps before we go.
But I told her it's only one as I count the Sunday as the start of the holiday, because we're spending the night before the cruise inЧитать далее
Well done John
25 января 2013 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
John has done a brilliant job sorting out some excursions for our cruise, much cheaper than the ship's tours, and no doubt much better.
We've got in Charleston, a carriage ride for an hour around theЧитать далее
Voodoo Chile
17 января 2013 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 0 °C
I have been in email contact with the New Orleans voodoo museum, and have arranged for Sheila to have a psychic reading with a voodoo priest called Dr John.
She likes that kind of stuff, so out shouldЧитать далее
And so things progress
9 января 2013 г., Англия ⋅ 🌫 3 °C
Well the E-Tickets are printed off, car park sorted, hotel sorted and estas printed that's everything methinks.
On with the planning of the trip now.
This is mainly going to be the US stops as we'veЧитать далее
Labadee
15 декабря 2012 г., Гаити ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
What a change to a place!
I wasn't going to bother to get off the ship today but I'm glad I did.
The last time we were in Labadee was about ten years ago, the difference is amazing.
From a bit of aЧитать далее
Dramatic rescue at sea
14 декабря 2012 г., Caribbean Sea ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
The title is not a joke.
About an hour and a half out of San Juan, Puerto Rico, we came across three blokes in an upturned boat.
The ship had to come to a stop and send a rescue boat out to take themЧитать далее
St Maarten
13 декабря 2012 г., Синт-Мартен ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Well we got off in St Maarten as planned, but we didn't find the perfume that Sheila was after.
I got my self a Caribbean shirt for $10, and it was Sheila who bargained the woman down from $15.
WeЧитать далее
St Kitts maybe next time
12 декабря 2012 г., Сент-Китс и Невис ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We didn't get off in St Kitts after all.
Sheila wasn't feeling to well, so I decided to stay on board with her and sun bathe.
We're back here in February so we'll have a look around then.
Today we'reЧитать далее
Fort Lauderdale turn around
9 декабря 2012 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Sheila, a lady we've met called Holly and I decided to get off in Ft Lauderdale and have a stroll.
We were the only people walking out of the port, everyone else was taking a cab or minibus.
We gotЧитать далее
Moan, Moan, Moan
7 декабря 2012 г., Багамские о-ва ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Seems like all I'm doing at the moment is moaning, but not only have the beer prices on board come down by almost $2 a bottle but also the duty free cigarettes are $20 a carton cheaper and perfume $25Читать далее
Pandemonium
7 декабря 2012 г., North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Wow! Last night in the diamond lounge was manic.
The lounge was used for everyone from diamond upwards, because the pyramid lounge where the diamond members normally go was being used by travel agentsЧитать далее
Cruise number 2: 3 day Bahamas
5 декабря 2012 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
The change over for the consecutive cruisers was better than the last time we did it three years ago.
Only an hour and a half to get back on the ship, as against 5 hours last time.
Maybe next timeЧитать далее
Disappointing Chops grill
4 декабря 2012 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Quite simply the meal in chops grill last night was spoilt by the very slow service.
The meal it's self was nice except for the of the soups being cold, but two hours for the first two courses IЧитать далее
The X Factor final
3 декабря 2012 г., North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Last nights act on the theatre was an X factor finalist from 2008, by the name of Austin Drage.
We went to see him with Freda & Nigel, without any great expectations and we were very surprised withЧитать далее
Never judge a book by it's cover
1 декабря 2012 г., North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Following on from the post title, Albert one of my wacko friends has a fantastic talent in cross stitch.
He showed Sheila and I a cross stitch work he's done, it's of a photo of two friends of his andЧитать далее
Joffs progressive quiz
29 ноября 2012 г., North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Anyone who's been on the Independence of the seas, will know about the cruise director Joffs progressive quiz and anyone who knows me will know I've been trying to win it for years.
Well this trip isЧитать далее
Diamond lounge evening drinks
27 ноября 2012 г., North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The evening drinks event in the diamond lounge is it's usual mix of fun loving wackos and the snobbish misery arses, who don't appear to want to enjoy themselves.
Luckily us wackos out numberЧитать далее
Birthday surprise
26 ноября 2012 г., North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
When we got back to the room last night there was a lovely surprise.
The cabin girl had decorated our beds with flowers and things and a little note wishing me a happy birthday, she was actually a dayЧитать далее
Back at sea
25 ноября 2012 г., North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Well we're on our way to the Azores and up to now the weather is quite calm, so fingers crossed for the rest of the crossing.
We've still got the virus restrictions on in the windjammer though,Читать далее
Noro Virus
24 ноября 2012 г., Португалия ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
I forgot to mention that they had the Norovirus onboard ship on the last cruise, and they've still got the restrictions on in the windjammer.
The staff are serving you the food instead of the usualЧитать далее
Bad weather
24 ноября 2012 г., North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
What a night, the ship has been up and down all night.
But still not as bad as a couple of years ago on the Oriana, when we had 9 days of bad weather crossing the Atlantic.
Anyway back to yesterdayЧитать далее
A big gang
23 ноября 2012 г., North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Had a brilliant night last night, not only were Tom & Albert and Nigel & Freda on board, but also Maurice & Joyce, who we met about four years ago on the Jewel of the seas.
Then low and behold, upЧитать далее
Southampton port
23 ноября 2012 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Manchester Airport
17 мая 2012 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
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