It was an early start for us this morning, as we rose at 4.00am and got washed and dressed and enjoyed a light breakfast. This was because we were being picked up by a good friend at 4.55am and given a lift to Washington Services on the southbound side of the A1(M), ready to board…
The purple headed mountainsThe rivers running byThe sunset and the morningThat brightens up the sky All Things Bright and Beautiful – Cecil F. Alexander, 1848 Woke up at around 2.45am to use the loo and saw lights through the gap in our curtains; we were already docked in Sydney, back where we had started 11…
The seas are not there to separate the continents. They are there to connect them. Captain Costas Nestoroudis, on cruising Got up this morning as usual at eight o’clock, and went up to the Ocean View for breakfast. Going out on deck afterwards, the weather was mild but slightly windy. We would have to do…
Our visit to New Zealand may have been over, but we still had another two days at sea on which to enjoy the Celebrity Edge and all that she had to offer. Also, as we headed further north the weather should warm up a bit, so we looked forward to spending more time out on…
I will sit right downWaiting for the gift of sound and vision. David Bowie Awoke around seven-fifteen and went to the window to see if it was nearly sunrise. The sea looked very choppy and there was lots of spray, and the rolling clouds showed shades of grey, pink and purple with a pre-sunrise orange…
We got up at eight o’clock as usual, and looked out of our window to another fine day. The Edge was on her way to Dunedin, where she was due to dock in Port Chalmers around 9.00am. We didn’t have any excursions booked, preferring instead to do our own thing. 🙂 Dunedin is the second-largest…
When we woke up this morning, we saw that the Celebrity Edge was already docked in Lyttelton, on the outskirts of Christchurch. We were pleased to see clear blue skies and sunshine once again. 😊 We got up at half-past seven as we had to be at the assembly point for our excursion at 8.15am. …
After an excellent night’s sleep, we were up at eight o’clock as usual, and we went straight to our window to see what the weather was like. The Edge was making her way slowly into the port of New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington, and we were excited to be here. Our organised excursion was not…
Got up at 8.00am as usual and rushed to the window, where the Edge was about to dock in Napier, on the north island of NZ. Like Picton, the first thing we saw was endless piles of sawn logs, all awaiting export for the paper and furniture industries. The weather was bright and sunny, blue…
Got up this morning at eight o’clock. We were not due to dock in Picton, on the south island of New Zealand, until 11.00am but we didn’t want to miss the sail in, as we were due to take the pilot on board and sail into the Marlborough Sounds from 8.30am onwards. Marlborough Sounds consists…
