Another long, leisurely sea day today as the Boudicca just glided along placidly in the warm turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean; it was great to wake up this morning on the last day of 2018, and look forward to just doing what we wanted, when we wanted. 😊 What we wanted to do first,…
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Cruising the Indian Ocean
OUR “30th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY” 🙂 We got up about 8.00am and went out onto our balcony, where it was already a very fine day, although there had once again been showers of rain overnight. We went along to the Tintagel Restaurant for breakfast, then decided to go an do a few laps around the deck, just…
The Tropical Island of Réunion
We had to get up early this morning, at 6.15, in order to participate in our half-day excursion. In any case, tonight was the first of the formal evenings, so we knew (from experience) that there would be Buck’s Fizz available in the restaurant to imbibe with our breakfast. 😊 In the Tintagel restaurant I…
Exploring Île aux Aigrettes
It was a struggle to get out of bed this morning due to the 4-hour time difference (it felt like 3.45am) but we nevertheless got up and went out on our balcony, which was already very hot and sultry after the coolness of our air-conditioned room. The deck was wet in places, however, so there…
Bound for the Boudicca
On disembarking the aircraft, if we’d thought our destination was minutes away, we had another think coming. We may have arrived in Mauritius but, as it would turn out, we still had a long time to go until we boarded the Boudicca. What can I say? Here we all were; tired, dishevelled and disgruntled, impatiently…
From Manchester to Mauritius
Christmas 2018 was unusual in our house; instead of all the excitement and bustle and planning involved with the season of goodwill, we were immersed in the excitement and bustle and planning of another epic cruise, flying out from Manchester Airport tonight, Boxing Day. 😊 Yes! We will be jetting off to sunnier climes for…
Indian Ocean meets Atlantic Ocean
We didn’t really do a lot today. Got up about 8.45am and went up, as usual to have our breakfast in the Veranda Café. Then we just spent time pottering around the ship before going into Scott’s Lounge to watch a towel folding demonstration by the cabin stewards. As with napkins, you can (with a…
A Smashing Time in the Indian Ocean
I woke up in the middle of the night – I think it was about 3.00am – to go to the toilet, and I noticed that the Voyager was at sea once again, but I don’t know what time she eventually left port. The creaking and rattling noises around the cabin indicated that the sea…
Flying Fish and Rainbows
We got up this morning at 8.20am and got changed into our fitness wear to go along for the Sea Stretch session. There were quite a lot of others there. We spent 30 minutes or so stretching and doing breathing exercises, ready to face the day and whatever pleasures we had to look forward to….
The Motion of the Ocean
We got up this morning at 8.00am, then got ready and went along to the Lookout Lounge for another session of Sea Stretch. This time, however, we didn’t do the balancing-on-one-leg type exercises because of the motion of the Voyager on the Indian Ocean waves, which was quite noticeable. Instead we sat on chairs for…