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…
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Another Relaxing Sea Day
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…
A Visit to Northern Ireland
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…
En Route to Belfast
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…
Ships that Pass
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…
Looking around Liverpool
So ferry, cross the Mersey,‘Cause this land’s the place I love,And here I’ll stay. Gerry & the Pacemakers Woke up early with a start this morning, and my first reaction was “Wow!” when I saw the lights of Liverpool reflecting on the still water of the River Mersey in the cool light of dawn. I…
Silhouette at Sea
After an excellent night’s sleep, I woke up this morning around seven o’clock, and for a few seconds I wondered where we were. Then I remembered – we were on the Celebrity Silhouette. On a cruise!! 😊 We got up around 8.00am and, as ever, went out onto the balcony, where the Silhouette was gliding…
Silhouette in Southampton
We leapt out of bed at five o’clock this morning because, once again, we are going on a cruise!! We are certainly making up for our cruise-less year in 2020 by going on our third voyage this year. 🙂 Today, we had the long drive down to Southampton to contend with before joining the Celebrity…
When The Boats Come In
We got up this morning around 8.00am and eagerly went out onto the balcony to see what the weather was like. It promised to be sunny and warm, and we’d left the balcony door wide open last night to let in the cool sea air; it is so much nicer than the drying effects of…
Misty Watercolour Memories
MemoriesLight the corners of my mind.Misty watercolour memoriesOf the way we were. Barbra Streisand When we woke up this morning and went out onto our balcony, I felt all funny inside as we watched the Borealis gliding into her berth in Portsmouth, Hampshire. I could see the Spinnaker Tower in the near distance and the…