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Tag: British Isles Cruise

Picturesque Portland

Posted on August 2, 2021March 25, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We got up this morning around 7.30am and went out on the balcony, watching for a short while at the Borealis approached her berth in Portland, Dorset.  We could see she had lots of company today; from our vantage point we spotted P&O ships Arcadia, Britannia and Aurora, as well as the Royal Navy auxiliary…

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Scintillating Scilly Isles

Posted on August 1, 2021March 25, 2022 by bollingerbabe

When I opened my eyes this morning, the first thing I could see was a sideways-view of the sparkling sea gliding past our balcony doors; we leave the curtains open at night for this very reason.  Always a great start to any day.  😊 Going out onto the balcony, we were pleased to see fluffy…

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En Route to the South Coast

Posted on July 31, 2021March 25, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Today turned out to be one of those days where you have a great time just doing absolutely nothing, where you clear your mind of anything that is not-so-good, not thinking of anything serious, not watching/reading the news (we haven’t watched BBC News since we left home), not worrying about work or Covid or anything…

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Scenic Scottish Cruising

Posted on July 30, 2021March 25, 2022 by bollingerbabe

After an excellent night’s sleep, we woke up around 8 o’clock and went out on the balcony to see what the weather was like.  We were met with the sight of grey skies and grey sea and the temperature was certainly a lot cooler than you would expect for the end of July. At least…

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Leaving for Liverpool

Posted on July 29, 2021March 25, 2022 by bollingerbabe

It was with great excitement that we leapt out of bed at 6.30am, a feat made much easier by the knowledge that we were not getting up to go to work, oh no.  Today we were going on a cruise!!  😊 Yes!  We are doing an 8-nighter around our wonderful British coastline on the M/S…

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Southampton to Durham

Posted on June 1, 2013April 14, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Well, not a lot to write about today.  We woke up back in Southampton, got up and had our breakfast and Trevor went along to the gym to see if he could get a couple of plastic glasses for our wine on the bus later on.  😉 However, when he came back he said there…

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Cows and Potatoes

Posted on May 31, 2013April 14, 2022 by bollingerbabe

A new port of call for us when we woke up this morning – St. Helier in the Channel Island of Jersey, or the Bailiwick of Jersey to give it its correct title.  Jersey is the largest of the four main Channel Islands, the others being Guernsey, Alderney and Sark.  Jersey is most famous for its Jersey…

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Fastnet and Plymouth

Posted on May 30, 2013April 14, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Waking up this morning to our last full sea day, we were pleased to see that the fair weather we’d experienced yesterday in Cork was still with us.  It was a little breezy up on deck but still pleasant enough, if you found a sheltered spot, to sit out in. After breakfast we spent most…

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Whiskey in the Jar

Posted on May 29, 2013April 14, 2022 by bollingerbabe

After a fairly restless night (the thoughts of losing my job kept creeping unbidden into my consciousness) we woke up this morning to find ourselves just about to dock in Ringaskiddy, Ireland.  We were originally supposed to be going into Cobh, but had been displaced by a much bigger ship, the MSC Magnifica, so we had…

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We’ll Keep A Welcome in the Hillside

Posted on May 28, 2013April 14, 2022 by bollingerbabe

So say the opening lines of that well-known Welsh anthem, as we woke up this morning, after a nice quiet night, in Holyhead, Wales. Holyhead is the largest town in Anglesey and is known mainly as a busy ferry port.  It therefore has a rich maritime history and some lovely beaches and coastal walks, and…

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