Peter's Cruise Blog
Sunday - La Palma -
Bananas and
Rainforests - Sunday, December 16th 2007 4:06 PM
Just when I thought things couldn't get any better - things got better! Tenerife impressed me yesterday; its sheer ruggedness and those mountains - quite something. But I...
Lizards and stuff - Saturday, December 15th 2007 8:46 PM
There were a couple of extra things I wanted to say about my little mountain-climb today. One thing I wanted to mention was all the little lizards that kept skittering across my...
Saturday - Tenerife
- In Search of High
Places - Saturday, December 15th 2007 5:11 PM
Last night´s Tropical party was corking!! One of the dance hosts kindly lent me one of his tropical-style shirts for the occasion - I´ve uploaded a photo so you can see how...
Friday: Las Palmas,
Gran Canaria - Friday, December 14th 2007 5:28 PM
This Friday afternoon´s blog post is coming to you direct from an internet cafe in sunny Las Palmas (on-board internet room = 10english pounds - flippin´heck, this...
Thursday - An
unexpected turn of
events - Thursday, December 13th 2007 6:15 PM
It's a big post today, with lots to tell. Last night's big curry night was notable for one very interesting thing. Well, okay; two, since the food was marvellous, but the main...
Slave labour and
thingumijigs - Wednesday, December 12th 2007 7:20 PM
After lunch I went for a walkabout, and climbed to the very top of the ship. Here is the sun deck, where passengers enjoy the sun and order drinks from the outdoor bar,...
Wednesday - Sun &
Games in the Bay of
Biscay - Wednesday, December 12th 2007 12:10 PM
Firstly, just a big thanx to all you who have commented so far. With the huge cost of internet access on board while we are at sea, it would cost me too much to reply to every...
Captain's Cocktail
Party - Take Two - Tuesday, December 11th 2007 7:24 PM
Apologies for the delay in changing the comments settings - I couldn't find where the settings were - in on-board internet time, its cost me about a fiver!! I think I've...
Tuesday -
Power-walking and
Quiz-time - Tuesday, December 11th 2007 12:54 PM
I awoke lat this morning - about 9:15 - I can't help it; being in bed on a cruising ship that is constantly rocking up an down is like being constantly lulled off to sleep. I...
Get offya Horse and
drink ya milk - Tuesday, December 11th 2007 1:10 AM
The Country & Western night went well - well, the cabaret was good (and it's not really my kettle of fish, but the production was top notch). Apparenly, the late-night snack...
We Are Sailing,We
Are Sailing..... - Monday, December 10th 2007 7:24 PM
At last, we finally left Cherbourg at a little past 12 noon, to the everyone's noticeabl relief. We were informed by the captain that we would now be heading south and expecting...
Monday - Good News
at last - Monday, December 10th 2007 10:05 AM
Good News!!!This morning's announcement from the capitain has informed us that all passengers must be back on board by 11am, and that we will hopefully be leaving at 12 noon....
Sunday - Rumours - Monday, December 10th 2007 1:00 AM
Rumours are starting to bounce around the ship, and no-one seems to be in full possession of the facts.Almost everywhere you go, tonight at least, the conversation is pretty...
Sunday - 1066 and
all that - Sunday, December 9th 2007 5:22 PM
I was up at the crack of dawn, in order to throw a quick breakfast down me before meeting the excursion people in the Neptune Lounge at 8:10am. The trip to see the Bayeux...
Good News - Bad News - Saturday, December 8th 2007 6:17 PM
There's good news and bad news.The bad news is that the Force-8 gales in the Bay of Biscay have been promoted to Force-12, with waves of up to 35 metres, meaning we're stuck in...
Le weather - Saturday, December 8th 2007 10:35 AM
Woke up this morning in a very grey, wet, windy Cherbourg - not too dissimilar to Southampton, in fact! (After all, we have only just sailed across the channel). Announcements...
Booked it - packed
it.... - Friday, December 7th 2007 11:32 PM
Last post of the day - it is only the first day, after all - the ship's still doing a good impression of a rollercoaster, and I'm off to bed. I couldn't hit the sack, though,...
Interesting Early
Developments - Friday, December 7th 2007 8:59 PM
Well - we've only been at sea for about 3 hours and the captain has already had to make a startling announcement! The weather is so bad, with gusts currently of 50mph, and...
Ready for the off - Friday, December 7th 2007 3:20 PM
Well - I'm here!!It's just gone 3pm and I'M ON BOARD THE BOUDICCA!! Woo hoo!!!!!After a leisurely, and largely uneventful journey from cold, windy, rainy Wensleydale which began...
One Week to go -
busy packing - Saturday, December 1st 2007 10:55 AM
It's 1 week to go now before I head off to Southampton (Friday 7th), and I still have tons to do - mainly packing, and trying not to forget anything important like my passport...
Back on the High
Seas again -
forthcoming cruise
information - Wednesday, June 20th 2007 8:41 PM
Well folks, the call came through this week, and I've been asked to go on two more cruises in the not too distant future!!On Friday 7th December through til 21st December, I...
So Many Partings - Sunday, January 7th 2007 1:35 AM
So that's it then! Our table (141) enjoyed an exclusive meal in The View, where many nice things were said, including how well we'd all get on if we were all cast away on a...
Showtime! - Saturday, January 6th 2007 4:04 PM
Oh, the thrill of the exhibition, the mingling crowds, the rustle of cash and the murmur of appreciable onlookers. I just love it when a plan comes together. I've never had such...
Saturday - Final
day's sailing - Saturday, January 6th 2007 12:17 PM
You can tell we're on the home straight now; the skies are grey and overcast and it's been raining. The wind is blowing hard and the heavy swell continues, although in an hour's...
Last Lesson - Friday, January 5th 2007 3:41 PM
That's that then - I've just finished my last workshop of this cruise - and it was a stormy, wave-swelling, spray-crashing sea-scape, painted sock in the middle of a rough Bay...