Fascinating ways to make your feet hurt
The eyes finally open at 8:30 AM and a realization hits that tardiness is a non-issue today. No firm plans other than a walk off the ship and in to town to see what surprises may be in store. The weather is co-operative, at least for now, though the outlook calls for light rain and … Read more
Always an experience, we start by putting on white overcoats then walking through the main dining room (past the other drooling passengers) and then enter the galley. Given that it is dinner time, there is a constant rush. Staying to one side is a matter of personal safety as waiters have no time waste. Our … Read more
Again the day begins but this one only a little overcast and not too chilly at all. Tours through the ship prove unexciting and pricey so once again Shank’s Pony proves its mettle. To the town’s credit they have a free shuttle direct from the ship to a point very close to town center. This … Read more
While all of you back home were sound asleep we pulled into the harbor in Belfast. The weather is once again less than stellar, very cloudy and rain shall accompany us without doubt. However a new adventure beckons so it really just doesn’t matter. And in spite of appearances it’s not all that cold. Up … Read more
Today is a completely different day. First, as we did not have anything formally planned, we slept in. Actually quite a bit more than was planned. After a very light breakfast in the International Cafe (deck 5) we found a ships shuttle into the city. The time is now about 11 AM. Skies are showing … Read more
The day starts in typical Irish fashion…a little cooler and wet. Not cold and jackets that we brought are certainly sufficient, but definitely not short sleaves and sunscreen weather. But, this is what we had anticipated so no surprises here. Today we are part of a small group (10, including our driver, David) that all … Read more
At some point earlier in the morning, while our eyes were still quite firmly slammed shut, the ship arrived at our first port of call – St. Peter Port, Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It was a day on our own so there was really no rush to wake up. Ergo, breakfast didn’t take place … Read more
The day begins with something much more typical of English weather…cooler temperature and rain. It’s not a major inconvenience though, as we are simply going back to the airport to catch a train (wait…catch WHAT at the airport??). Gatwick has made a great use of space combining a major train station as part of their … Read more
We left the plane and made our way through Gatwick airport. Having found our luggage without loss of any items we then found ourselves in an all but non-existent customs line-up. What a pleasant surprise! No time lost making our way through there and now in front of an information booth to get directions to … Read more