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Tag: Queen Elizabeth

Coach Trip to Cunard

Posted on May 3, 2015April 3, 2022 by bollingerbabe

In the early hours of this morning, when everyone else was still sound asleep, Trevor and I were wide awake and getting ready for another cruise. We are due to spend a week on Cunard’s Queen Victoria taking part in various events that have been organised, not only to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Cunard,…

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Last Day of the Maiden Voyage

Posted on October 24, 2010March 31, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Today was the last day of the Maiden Voyage of the Queen Elizabeth.  Tomorrow morning we were due to dock back in Southampton before the long coach ride back to the North-East.  🙁 Although it was sunny, the weather was decidedly colder and windier as we got closer to the cold British shores.  We didn’t…

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Last Night for the Glad Rags

Posted on October 23, 2010March 31, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We woke up feeling a little sad this morning, as the holiday we had waited for for so long is fast coming to an end. So it was another nice relaxing sea day, and this time we were in the Bay of Biscay.  Usually this is a notoriously rough stretch of water, but this time,…

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All at Sea (again)

Posted on October 22, 2010March 31, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Today dawned bright and sunny again; hopefully we’ll see no more rain until we’re back in Blighty. 🙂 In the shopping arcade on the ship there was a shop selling merchandise with the Cunard and Queen Elizabeth logos on them.  A lot of the QE stuff had “Maiden Season 2010-11” etched onto it.  Today though,…

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Washed out in Madeira

Posted on October 21, 2010March 31, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Today we woke up in Funchal, Madeira.  We had been here twice before; the last visit was a couple of years ago.  Madeira is a beautiful island, and is sometimes known as the garden of the Atlantic, as its flora is so green and lush.  But today we opened our curtains to grey skies and mist. …

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Santa Cruz de La Palma

Posted on October 20, 2010March 31, 2022 by bollingerbabe

The Queen Elizabeth arrived in La Palma at 8.00am.  This is the only port of call that we hadn’t been to previously, so we were looking forward to exploring this island.  La Palma is the fifth largest of the seven Canary Islands.  We had booked an excursion this afternoon to see some volcanoes and also…

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Wine Sampling in Tenerife

Posted on October 19, 2010March 31, 2022 by bollingerbabe

This morning we woke up in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the largest of the seven main Canary Islands.  We had been here last two years ago, on the Black Prince.  Interestingly, whilst most British people pronounce it ‘ten-er-reef’ its actual pronunciation is four syllables long, i.e. ‘ten-er-reef-ay’. We spent the morning just doing our own…

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Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

Posted on October 18, 2010March 31, 2022 by bollingerbabe

This morning saw the Queen Elizabeth dock in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.  The last time we had been here was in 2004, on the maiden voyage of the Queen Mary 2, when the red carpet was out for us and we were treated like movie stars!  No such welcome for us this time though. We…

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En Route to the Canaries

Posted on October 17, 2010March 31, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Today was another long, leisurely day at sea.  Once we leave the cold British shores for warmer climes, we tend to leave our balcony door propped open overnight, as I hate the artificial air-conditioning – it’s so drying for the skin. So it’s lovely to wake up in the morning to the “ssssshhhhhhhh” sounds of…

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Cadiz, Spain

Posted on October 16, 2010March 31, 2022 by bollingerbabe

This morning the Queen Elizabeth docked in Cadiz, a well-known port and city in south-western Spain.  It was a warm day (22 degrees) but a brisk breeze blew in from the Atlantic, which made it feel fairly cool in the shade. As we had been to Cadiz before, 11 years ago, we decided against doing…

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