Year: 2016

I had set my alarm for a hour earlier today, to avoid the missed breakfast fiasco from yesterday. I hopped out of bed at 06.50 and set off for the gym. The climb up to the Spa on deck 9 isn’t getting any easier, so I was puffing again when

Jane has spent the afternoon on the balcony, sunning herself. I know the balconies on deck 4 are metal fronted, but they are huge. Much bigger than the balconies we had on deck 8 on the Victoria. I don’t see any reason to be put off by not having a

​I’m settling in nicely, with a much better sleep last night, waking just before my alarm at 06.50. I put on my running gear before heading off to the gym. 5km later and a series of resistance exercises, I did some stretches before shower and breakfast. We got down to

​Dinner 8th Oct Two of our missing dinner companions turned up tonight, two delightful ladies from West London, Gretchen and Thursa. They had had a long day with the embarkation, so had decided to have an early night. Dinner for me was, Prawn Gumbo, followed by an excellent seared tuna

​I didn’t sleep fantastically well on the first night, I never do, the ships movement coupled with all the squeaks and rattles, and sleeping in a new bed made for a slightly restless night. Anyway I dragged my backside out of bed at 7 and made my way up to

After our pre-dinner livener, we retired back to the stateroom to get ready for dinner. One nice discovery in the room was that the Smart TV has a USB input on the side, from which we can play video. It’s the first night, so there were pretty long queues for

While Jane was unpacking I was down in the MDR checking out the dining arrangements. I was pleased to find out we got the table for 10 that we asked for. I also passed by the purser to check that all our on board credit was in place, it was,