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…
As usual, we got up at 7.30am and got ready to go down for breakfast. The weather forecast had told us that Storm Barra was on the way and to expect very strong winds and torrential rain later on, around one o’clock. Today we planned to visit the Sea Life centre, which Google maps told…
After a decent night’s sleep in our draughty room, we got up around 7.30am, as breakfast was served in The Mariners’ House between 8.00 – 9.00. As we walked into the dining room and were shown to a seat by the window, we were delighed by the amazing sea-front view, over several eclectic rooftops. A…
Scarborough? Yes! Not Scarborough, Tobago, in the sunny Caribbean, oh no. Nothing that exotic. I’m talking about Scarborough, North Yorkshire. 🙂 Not that there’s anything wrong with this quintessential English seaside town on the North Sea – it’s a very popular place in the summer months and we have visited often. But it’s not the…
Oh, don’t you just hate it when you wake up and realise it is the last day of your cruise? This is how I felt when I opened my eyes this morning, and saw the sea gliding past through the glass balcony doors. 🙁 Nonetheless we determined to enjoy our day so, after breakfasting as…
Tra-la-la, tra-la-lee,It’s only six miles from BangorTo Donaghadee. Richard Hayward When we woke up at eight o’clock the Silhouette was making her way slowly into her berth at the mouth of the Belfast Lough. We could see the famous Harland & Wolff giant yellow gantry cranes nicknamed Samson and Goliath, and in the foreground we…
Woke up around 8.00am and thought “are we really into the ninth month?” How the year had flown. Beyond our glass balcony doors we could see a calm Irish Sea; the sky was overcast once again but the forecast was for it to be sunny later on. We just did the usual things today; had…
We would spend all day today and tomorrow at sea en route to Belfast, and we wondered how the captain was going to turn what is usually an overnight crossing into a two-day voyage. Nonetheless, we always enjoy sea days very much, there is always so much to see and do on board. When we…
