Wednesday, 28th January 2026 When we woke up this morning at seven o’clock, it was to see that the Onward was sailing along very slowly, only doing about 3-4 knots. We could see Easter Island in the near distance, the lively waves of the Pacific ocean crashing onto its rocky shores. So near, and yet…
Land ahoy! It was with great excitement that we woke up this morning at 7.30 to see land! But not any old land – this was Easter Island. Yes! Easter Island! Or to give it its native name, Rapa Nui. 🙂 We had been trying since 2020 to visit Easter Island to no avail. No…
We were a bit later getting up this morning, so the sun was already well risen by the time we made our way up to Deck 10 for our daily laps around the deck at 8.00am. There were more people there this morning, everyone strolling, power striding or jogging, some of their trainers squeaking with…
BURNS’ NIGHT After an excellent night’s sleep, we awoke when the alarm went off at 6.45am. As we looked out of the window to see what the weather was like, we saw that there were quite a few clouds near the horizon, so as we didn’t think we would get a good sunrise we decided…
Because I had had a good nine hours’ sleep last night, I woke up bright and early and ready to go. At 6.30am we quickly got dressed and made our way up to Deck 10, where half a dozen or so early birds were power-striding around the track. The sun would not rise for another…
We had set the alarm to go off at 6.30am as we hoped to catch the tropical sunrise, but when we awoke and looked out of our window, we saw the large red ball of the newly-risen sun, which gave our cabin a warm orange glow. We had missed the actual sunrise by 10 minutes….
Not a lot to write about today, on what was the first of five full days at sea. We would just spend the day relaxing and exploring the ship. We were up just before eight o’clock this morning, having got over most of the jet-lag by now. We got washed and dressed and made our…
Because of the five-hour time difference between Lima and home, we were awake pretty early, around 6.30am. Our plan had been to go up to the rooftop pool and enjoy a refreshing, early morning swim in the sultry air, but we couldn’t find any hotel literature that gave the opening times of the pool. I…
The alarm shattered the silence this morning at 6.30am, and we lay in the darkness for a few minutes reflecting on the fact that we should have been well on the way to Lima by now. We got out of bed and I didn’t have to get dressed as I was already still dressed from…
Woke up this morning feeling a mixture of excitement, anticipation and a touch of anxiety. The reason? We were due to set off, once again, on our travels, and today would see a series of airports and flights as we journeyed on our way to Lima, Peru. Yes! We are ultimately going on a cruise…
