When we woke up this morning, it was to clearer skies and calm seas, as the Queen Anne continued on her south-westerly course towards Funchal, Madeira, where we would arrive tomorrow. Eating our breakfast in the Artisans’ Foodhall as usual, we wandered out on deck and just strolled around, looking out to sea and seeing…
Blog in the Fog
Got up this morning around 6.10am and went out on the balcony, hoping to catch the sunrise at 6.14. However, there was a lot of low cloud and fog, making it impossible to discern where the ocean ended and the sky started. Going back to bed and back to sleep, we rose at eight o’clock…
Cruising the Atlantic
After an excellent night’s sleep, I was up just a few minutes after the sun this morning, and I went out onto the balcony and looked aft along the length of Queen Anne, getting a photo of the great golden ball in an orange sky crossed with jet vapour trails as we greeted the new…
You Have Reached Your Destination
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…
Beautiful Blue Mountains
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…
Sailing on to Sydney
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…
Traversing the Tasman Sea
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…
Sound and Vision
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…
Little Scotland
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…
Exploring Christchurch
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. …










