Tenerife
17 февраля 2012 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Sorry stayed on board ship
Lisbon
15 февраля 2012 г., Португалия ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Yesterday we where in Vigo, but Sheila and I didn't get off the ship as we've been here lots of times and the weather although sunny was cold.
We stayed on board qnd enjoyed the quiet of the ship.Читать далее
Vigo
14 февраля 2012 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Great company once again, not only Ken & Margurite and Liz & Mike but new people we've met.
Two of them are Carol & Colin who turn out to be the mum & dad of Simon our neighbour, it really is a smallЧитать далее
Southampton Port
13 февраля 2012 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Nice easy boarding, no problems at all.
Eastliegh
12 февраля 2012 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Well we've once again spent a very nice night at the Travelodge at Eastleigh.
It's about 6 miles from the port at Southampton, it has a Harvester resturant and a nice pub called the Ham Farm.
It's aЧитать далее
Tickets are here Woo Hoo
22 января 2012 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Just received the luggage tags from RCCL.
It always makes the cruise seem closer when they arrive.
Just 4 weeks to go, and funnily I'm really looking forward to it, even though it's not the mostЧитать далее
Travelling companions
12 января 2012 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Just found out that two couples we met on other cruises are booked on this trip.
Ken and Margurite who we met on our Hong Kong cruise in March 2010 and Mike and Liz who we met on our Christmas & NewЧитать далее
US Guest relations
10 января 2012 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Once again the US office of RCCL guest relations have come up trumps.
I had a problem with some missing OBC that had been promised to me.
One quick email to Adam Goldstein's office and the problemЧитать далее
First cruise of the year
7 января 2012 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Well we've booked our first cruise of 2012 and we're going with RCCL again.
It's on the Independence of the Seas to the Canaries.
We've done the trip a few times, but at this time of the year unlessЧитать далее
Istanbul port
17 ноября 2011 г., Турция ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
God do I feel rough this morning.
I'm sure Sheila force fed me white wine last night.
I can remember being on stage with about six other alcoholics, all trying to remember and sing the next line toЧитать далее
70s Disco night
15 ноября 2011 г., Eastern Mediterranean ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Never again.
Last night was the 70s disco party in the centrum.
We were all there, Sheila and I, Ken & Denise, John & Drena and Ann.
All full of free wine, we had a whale of a time.
I was certain IЧитать далее
Malta
13 ноября 2011 г., Мальта ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Got to Malta yesterday and all six of us decided to take the open top bus tour.....fatal mistake...lol
I'm blaming Denise because she picked the open top instead of the inside bus....because as sheЧитать далее
The Lost Day
12 ноября 2011 г., Eastern Mediterranean ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
It all started two day's ago.
We went to the theatre with John and Drena to see the Rat Pack tribute group.
Sheila and I had seen them with Ken and Denise on the first leg of the cruise.
Sheila hadЧитать далее
The Quest
11 ноября 2011 г., Eastern Mediterranean ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We all took part in the Quest last night.
For those who don't know it's a crazy game show where a lot of drunks do strange things such as men wearing women's underwear etc.
We won...woo hoo.
It wasЧитать далее
Athens Greece
10 ноября 2011 г., Греция ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Jumped the bus to Athens with Ken and Denise, surprised with the poverty we saw.
Saw the Acropolis but didn't go right up to it.
Nazareth, Israel
8 ноября 2011 г., Израиль ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We decided to go to Nazareth by local bus it cost 28 Shekels each return, that's about £5.
So, the busses are great value and comfortable.
The journey took about 1 hour each way so we got to seeЧитать далее
Haifa Baha'i Temple
6 ноября 2011 г., Израиль ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Well I actually did the walk up to see the Baha'i temple and gardens, and I must say it was well worth it
Haifa
5 ноября 2011 г., Израиль ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
First day in Haifa I went for a walk around the town on my own, not a lot to see, except maybe the Baha'i temple and gardens.
I'm still not sure if they're worth the hike?
Haifa you see is built intoЧитать далее
Kusadasi Turkey
3 ноября 2011 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
First stop was Kusadasi, we went on a trip to Ephesus
First problem
2 ноября 2011 г., Aegean Sea ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
We have just been informed that we are not docking in Ashdod.
Apparently it's due to a car bomb exploding in the town, or in Jerusalem, not got the details yet. All we do know is that Ashdod port isЧитать далее
We have the Norovirus on board
1 ноября 2011 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Just found out that the Norovirus is on board and guess what?
It looks like Sheila has come down with it, but her illness could be down to the excessive quantity of white wine she consumed last nightЧитать далее
Istanbul
1 ноября 2011 г., Турция ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Ugggh!! The coffee is horrible.
First morning, 6am and the coffee is horrible.
I think I may have to break a habit of a lifetime and start paying for it...LOL.
Anyway, as I said it's the firstЧитать далее
Jerusalem update
25 октября 2011 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We've decided to book the private driver, I've sorted it all by email.
He comes recommended, and he has been very helpful in sorting things.
Obviously I''ll let you know how it all goes on the day.
Hoping to get to Jerusalem
18 октября 2011 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
Well just ten days to go... Sheila really wants to go to Jerusalem while we're in Israel.
So I'm busy checking out costs of the various ways to get there.
Bus seems to be the cheapest way but thenЧитать далее
4 Weeks to go
28 сентября 2011 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Well it's just four weeks till our next cruise, it's going to be a good one as we've not been to some of the places.
We're travelling with our friends Ken and Denise, which will also be great as it'sЧитать далее
3rd July
3 июля 2011 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
It's 6.30am in mid-Manhattan and I'm having a coffee and watching the world go by.
This really is the city that never sleeps.
We all got up early yesterday, had breakfast and then walked up toЧитать далее












































