Wigan to Southampton
6 июня 2016 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The drive down from Wigan was as usual brilliant.
Took just about 4 hours, including a coffee stop on the M42.
Joe was a star on the way down.
Just on the ship and straight away bumped into Roy andЧитать далее
Muster
6 июня 2016 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Just done the muster, it was outside but the weather here is still beautiful, so no complaints there, lol.
Our Nic and Joe were in the next muster station to Sheila and I, and when the generalЧитать далее
it's all about visibility
6 июня 2016 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We are in the diamond lounge, well outside the lounge as we have Joe, and no kids allowed during happy hour.
Anyway that's fine because the concierge is lovely and said no problem with taking theЧитать далее
More old friends
7 июня 2016 г., North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Last night I went in to the Diamond Lounge looking to see if Roy and Jill where in and who should I find instead? Roman and Jean, they had got my email about the future cruises I had booked and whenЧитать далее
He's still a babe magnet!
8 июня 2016 г., North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Our Joe is still a babe magnet, even more so now that he's walking.
He waves at everyone which is really cute.
Yesterday Joe and I were walking along our corridor and he waved at two elderly peopleЧитать далее
Funchal, Madeira,
9 июня 2016 г., Португалия ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Today we dock in Funchal, Madeira, but not until 1pm, which is late, we are staying until 8pm, so plenty of time to have a look around.
We where all here six months ago and did the cable car whichЧитать далее
Isumi
9 июня 2016 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We booked in to Isumi, the Japanese restaurant on board, and what an excellent meal we had.
To be honest we were a bit apprehensive about it thinking that it might be all sushi 🍣 and the like.Читать далее
No babies in the baby pool!
10 июня 2016 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Here we go again, another bureaucratic, royal rule.
We where in the baby pool with Joe, when one of the staff came over to me and asks if he is potty trained? I said no but we have him in swimЧитать далее
Santa Cruz, Tenerife
10 июня 2016 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Santa Cruz,Tenerife and we all decided to get off for a walk.
It's quite a nice town, with plenty of shops, bars and restaurants.
We've been a few times before, so we just strolled around. We cameЧитать далее
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
11 июня 2016 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Beautiful day here in Las Palmas, but I'm afraid we're not going to get off, as Sheila and Nic had a girls night out and Sheila is a bit worse for wear lol.
Not to bothered about getting off anywayЧитать далее
They all know Joe!
12 июня 2016 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
It's seriously amazing how many people know Joe.
Not only in the Cosmopolitan lounge where we spend most evenings, but around the ship people pass us and say hello Joe. And some of them are peopleЧитать далее
Arrecife, Lanzarote
12 июня 2016 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
With only 5 hours here from 7am to 12pm, there wasn't much time to do anything more than stroll into town, which was closed btw as it is Sunday, and stroll back to the ship.
Having said that, theЧитать далее
Diamond Joe
13 июня 2016 г., North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
One of the American cruisers Bob from Florida has nicknamed our Joe "Diamond Joe" 💎
He never misses a chance to say hi to him. He was chatting with a German guy last night, who is 102 years old.Читать далее
Another milestone.
14 июня 2016 г., North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
Last night we where invited to the top tier party, so we could be presented with a certificate to mark Sheila and I reaching the milestone of 560 days sailing 🚢 with Royal Caribbean.
We whereЧитать далее
Vigo, Spain
15 июня 2016 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Docked at the usual place in Vigo, which is one of my favorite ports, as you dock right by the town.
To me most of the buildings in Vigo look very British, and not in the Spanish style at all.
It'sЧитать далее
Last night blues
16 июня 2016 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Usual sad goodbyes to friends old and new.
As has become the norm I made a couple of new friends on the trip.
But little "Diamond" Joe made lots and lots of new friends. It seemed like everyone onЧитать далее

































