So that was it, really. Not a lot else to write about. This morning the Borealis was docked in Puerta Caldera, Costa Rica and from our balcony we could see an attractive small beach nearby, and little shops and other buildings. We got up at eight o’clock and got showered and dressed before making our…
Woke up this morning feeling quite sad that this was our last full day on the Borealis, and tomorrow afternoon we would be disembarking this lovely vessel and flying home. 🙁 Trevor had already left to walk his mile around the promenade deck, so I went out onto the balcony and just stood there, gazing…
A MANA PLANA CANALPANAMA! Leigh Mercer (1893 – 1977) The above has to be the best palindrome I have ever seen, and it’s the most appropriate one for today too, as the Borealis would spend the day going through this amazing feat of engineering, from the Caribbean to the Pacific Ocean. We had previously transited…
Yet another sea day, but it’s not such a hardship as there is always something to do on a cruise ship. Like life at home, you tend to fall into a daily routine, and today was no exception. 😊 I therefore got up at 8.00am and went out on the balcony, just standing and watching…
Couldn’t believe it was two weeks ago that we had joined the Borealis in Southampton. In one sense, the time seemed to have passed in the blink of an eye, but on the other hand we felt as if we had been on the Borealis for ever. Anyway, I got up at 8.00am as usual,…
Woke up, as usual, at eight o’clock this morning to find that Borealis was tied up in the picturesque port of Key West, a U.S island city situated in the archipelago of the Florida Keys. Key West is also the most southern point in continental America, lying about 90 miles north of Cuba. We hadn’t…
Woke up this morning and went out onto our balcony, to find that we were docked in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The air was already pleasantly warm and we could expect a temperature of 25°C today, although there may be the odd shower in the afternoon. Fort Lauderdale is obviously a very popular cruise port, because…
When we arose at eight o’clock this morning and stepped out onto the balcony to check on the weather (much warmer than yesterday!), we had no way of knowing that we’d spent our last night in suite 7055. ☹ Today, we could expect the temperature in Port Canaveral, Florida to reach a very pleasant 21°C,…
Got up at eight o’clock and went out onto the balcony in my bare feet. The 1°C temperature took me by surprise, and I hopped from one foot to the other on the cold decking, while I could clearly see plumes of white breath every time I exhaled. Despite the cold, the sky was a…
Woke up at 8.00am as usual, looking forward to spending the morning at leisure before the Borealis arrived in Charleston, South Carolina at 12.30pm. Previous experience with arrival into the USA had told us that it would be mid-afternoon, however, before we were able to disembark; the US immigration process is extremely detailed and thorough….
