We got up at 07:45 this morning; we were originally going to get up at seven o’clock and go for our breakfast before being out on deck for 8.00am. However, we decided to go out on deck for our sightseeing first, the have our breakfast afterwards, thereby earning a lie-in. This is because our daily…
We awoke around 8.30 this morning and looked out of our window to see craggy, snowy mountains under a blue sky as the Borealis slowly manoeuvred herself into her berth in Ålesund, Norway. We had first visited this lovely little town in November 2014 on the Boudicca, and we were happy to be back. Two…
Got up this morning about 8.30am, with the contented feeling that we had a whole, relaxing day at sea to do what we wanted, when we wanted. One of those days where you can do can do that which is best described in the following well-known quote (for which I can’t find anyone to reference)….
We were up early this morning, around 6.45am. Looking out of our window, we could see that the Borealis was slowly making her way up the Belfast Lough to her berth for today. The sky was dull and grey, and a brisk wind blew a few spots of rain against the glass. We got washed…
An exciting day dawned as we woke up to the happy realisation that today was the day we were going on a cruise! Unlike last year, when we were only allowed to cruise in British waters, this one would see us venture abroad for the first time since September 2020. Yes! We were going to…
