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Bench on Queen Victoria
2023 Daily Reports Port Days QV Greek Islands 2023

Greek Islands – Embarkation – Day 1 – 1st Oct

23/10/202323/10/2023

It had been a stressful night on Saturday, the train strike had caused issues getting Raffy to the dog sitter’s, and Jane wasn’t able to drop him off until after 8pm, which meant that our travel plans of driving down to Southampton were postponed until this morning and all the

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2023 QV Greek Islands 2023 Sea Days

Heading South – Day 2 – 2nd Oct

22/10/202323/10/2023

Today’s Daily Programme can be found here…. We seem to have got a wriggle on since leaving Southampton and according to the Navigation information on the stateroom TV we are just south of the Bay of Bengal. A quick look out beyond the balcony shows that not to be true

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2023 Daily Reports QV Greek Islands 2023 Sea Days

Heading to Cadiz – Day 3 – 3rd Oct

21/10/202301/11/2023

Today’s Daily Programme can be found here… The clocks went forward overnight so we lost an hour, luckily I was in bed nice and early, so when I woke early it felt like I’d had a good night’s sleep. After a quick shower we both made it up to the

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2023 Port Days QV Greek Islands 2023

Cadiz – Day 4 – 4th Oct

20/10/202301/11/2023

Today’s Daily Programme can be found here… We’re in Cadiz today, a city we’ve visited many times, and we love it but there’s an issue. I’m full of a cold, probably the first proper cold since COVID, and I feel terrible so after a late breakfast where we were alone

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2023 Daily Reports QV Greek Islands 2023 Sea Days

Leaving Cadiz – Day 5- Oct 5th

19/10/202323/10/2023

Today’s Daily Programme can be found here… I’d had a better night’s sleep than yesterday, but for better just read an awful night’s sleep, with a pounding head, sore throat, and constant cough. I did sleep longer though so I’m feeling less drained than yesterday I dragged myself out of

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2023 Daily Reports QV Greek Islands 2023 Sea Days

En Route to Mykonos – Day 6 – Oct 6th

18/10/202301/11/2023

Today’s Daily Programme can be found here….. I had another terrible night’s sleep, all I could think about was I really needed a Lemsip and that the ship’s shops had nothing for cold relief, oddly they did stock tampons and condoms when I’m sure there isn’t a massive demand for

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2023 Daily Reports QV Greek Islands 2023 Sea Days

En Route to Heraklion – Day 7 – Oct 7th

18/10/202301/11/2023

Today’s Daily Programme can be found here… It was hard losing the hour last night especially as we had a bit of  a late one (for us) but I slept far better than the previous few nights, only being woken a couple of times due to a coughing fit. We’d

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Grills Lounge Jarred Sweet Treats
2023 Daily Reports Port Days QV Greek Islands 2023

Heraklion, Crete – Day 8 – Oct 8th

17/10/202301/11/2023

Today’s Daily Programme can be found here…. Another night and another slightly better sleep, I woke at 07:45 just as we were docking at the port of Heraklion in Crete. This is an unscheduled replacement for Mykonos where forecasted high winds made the tendering there unsafe. There’s a slight problem

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Cunard Crest
2023 Port Days QV Greek Islands 2023

Piraeus and Athens – Day 9 – Oct 9th

16/10/202323/10/2023

I slept much, much better, admittedly waking early at 06:15, to find we were already at dock in Piraeus. The view today wasn’t so nice, with the Cruise Terminal opposite. We’ve been to Athens a few times and Jane needs to get some more laundry out of the way, plus

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2023 Daily Reports Port Days QV Greek Islands 2023

Santorini – Day 10 – Oct 10th

15/10/202301/11/2023

Today’s Daily Programme can be found here… It was bright and sunny this morning and when I opened the curtains of the stateroom we were already in Santorini. I’d have said moored up, but as the bay at Santorini is 400 meters deep, I think that is beyond our anchor

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