Life on the ocean waves… and on land

Life on the ocean waves… and on land

Because life’s too short not to

Menu
  • Home
  • About
  • Ships
  • Cruises
  • Featured Voyages
  • Amazing Experiences
    • Antarctica
    • Polar Bear Adventure
    • Concorde
    • Gorgeous Galápagos
    • Line-Crossing Certificates
  • Photo Albums
Menu

Year: 2018

A Passage to India

Posted on January 5, 2018March 31, 2022 by bollingerbabe

As predicted, I didn’t feel well at all when I woke up this morning, with a thick head and a sore throat, so I decided not to go up for breakfast.  Instead, Trevor brought a cup of coffee back for me and I drank it sitting up in bed.  Then I shakily got washed and…

Read more

Oh, man! We’re in Oman

Posted on January 4, 2018March 31, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Had a bit of a lie-in this morning, until 8.00am in fact, because we weren’t due to arrive in Muscat, Oman until 12:00 noon. Oman would be our 83rd country visited.  😊 We went out onto our balcony and noticed that, despite a latitude that was only just outside the Tropics, it was cooler than…

Read more

All About Abu Dhabi

Posted on January 3, 2018March 31, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Woke up several times in the night, still slightly out of sync with the new time zone.  At 5:45am the wailing of the imam from a nearby mosque, reading verses from the Qu’ran, woke me up, so I got up briefly to close the balcony door (which we’d left ajar during the night for some…

Read more

From Durham to Dubai

Posted on January 1, 2018March 31, 2022 by bollingerbabe

A new year, a new holiday.  After an excellent night out last night at our local pub to see in 2018, we woke up this morning with a new excitement – today we were setting off for another cruise!  😊 This time, however, there was no leaving the house in the early hours of the…

Read more
  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Nautical Miles to Date

Subscribe!

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Debbie’s Daily Doings

  • A Long Journey Home

    A Long Journey Home

    February 8, 2026
  • Sunset on Tahiti

    Sunset on Tahiti

    February 6, 2026
  • Mo'orea to Pape'ete

    Mo'orea to Pape'ete

    February 5, 2026
  • It'll be All White on the Night

    It'll be All White on the Night

    February 4, 2026
  • Fabulous Fakarava

    Fabulous Fakarava

    February 3, 2026

Categories

  • Cruises (571)
  • Everyday chat (9)
  • Land-based holidays (105)
  • Shipshape (29)

Previous Holidays

Cruise Calendar

April 2026
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930  
« Feb    

Last cruise: South Pacific on Azamara Onward

View of a ship at anchor off Fakarava atoll
Sunset at sea
Ship's wake
Miraflores, Lima
Miraflores, Lima
©2026 Life on the ocean waves… and on land | Theme by SuperbThemes
 

Loading Comments...