As we are doing a cruise in British waters, I thought I would continue this blog using the title of whichever shipping forecast area we happen to be sailing in on that day. We woke up this morning and went up to the Conservatory for our breakfast, and afterwards we went out on deck to…
Tag: Captain’s Cocktail Party
Typically Tropical
We awoke bright and early this morning and went out onto the balcony to a day that already promised to be sunny and bright. We consumed a leisurely breakfast then had a walk around the deck and a look around the shops, and generally passed the morning in a relaxed and unhurried way, before we…
Quiz King and Karaoke Queen
We spent our second day at sea pretty much as we had our first; relaxing, looking around the ship and, as with every cruise, drinking and eating the marvellous array of different foods constantly on offer. 🙂 As tonight was the first formal evening and also the Captain’s cocktail party, I decided to go along…
All at Sea
Woke up early to a bright and sunny day and, guess what? That’s right, tonight is formal night so that meant free ‘champers’ at breakfast time again. 🙂 We hot-footed it up to the Palms Café and once again I enjoyed some fresh fruits, smoked salmon, coffee and a couple of glasses of the gratis…
Glitz and Glamour, 1912 Style
On waking up this morning to calm and sunny seas we found, once again, that they were serving free ‘champagne’ with breakfast, as tonight is another formal night. We managed to consume four glasses each (!), the last of which we took out onto the deck at the stern and enjoyed outside in the rare…
Atlantic Crossing
We woke up this morning, or rather I should say woke up again, after having done so several times in the night on a very rough Atlantic ocean. Last night, in the darkness of our cabin, we heard the continuous racket of creaking, groaning, rattling and banging as the Balmoral pitched and rolled in a…
A Flash of Flying Fish
We woke up early this morning once again, looking forward to a whole day at sea. After a good breakfast in the Waterside buffet we went out on deck, where the sun was already bright and the day promised to be another scorcher. We decided to spend a couple of hours or so up on…
Nice in Nice
It’s holiday time again folks – this time a four-day mini-cruise around the French and Italian Riviera, ultimately finishing up at Monaco for the Formula 1 Grand Prix. 🙂 We set off at 4.00am to drive to Newcastle Airport for our flight down to Heathrow, then subsequently to Nice on the Côte d’Azur, the “millionaires’…
The Drinks are on Fred
Went up to the Grampian restaurant this morning to find there was another “champagne” breakfast. Whoo-hoo! 🙂 Enjoyed a breakfast of kipper fillets washed down with coffee and a couple of glasses of the free bubbly. A nice way to set you up for the day – good old Fred. 🙂 The weather was hot…
Heading South
After waking up several times in the night (we were still on UK time) I lay awake for some time listening to the waves washing against the side of the Braemar before deciding to get up at 6.00am. 🙂 It was so exciting to be at sea, heading south at a rapid pace, and I…