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Tag: Titanic Memorial Cruise

Halifax – The Titanic Connection

Posted on April 17, 2012April 11, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We got up early this morning and looked out to a very grey and foggy Halifax. We were due to go on one of the excursions this morning; to the Titanic cemeteries. It might seem strange to come on holiday and spend half a day looking at grave stones, but there were 300+ victims of…

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En Route to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Posted on April 16, 2012April 11, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Got up fairly early this morning to bright sunshine and a calm ocean. After a good breakfast in the Palms Café we went out on deck; despite the sunshine however there was still a bit of a nip in the air. Well, it is still only April after all, and you know the old saying…

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The Rest of That Day

Posted on April 15, 2012April 11, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We woke up late this morning as we’d gone to bed so late; a luxury that had been denied the passengers of the Titanic. The sun was shining and the sea was much calmer. I didn’t go to breakfast but instead made use of the tea and coffee making facilities in our cabin. We spent…

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Nearer, My God, To Thee

Posted on April 15, 2012April 10, 2022 by bollingerbabe

01.45am, 15th April 2012We adjourned, in silence, to the open decks aft of the Balmoral. Trevor and I found ourselves on Deck 7 near the pool, and we could see the White Star Line pennant flapping gently in the breeze. We positioned ourselves on the starboard side at the ship’s railings so we could look…

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A Night To Remember

Posted on April 14, 2012April 10, 2022 by bollingerbabe

As we had had to put our clocks back one hour and 27 minutes at 2.00am this morning, we woke up very early after a very rough night in which the Balmoral was tossed about the wild Atlantic like a cork. We looked out of our window at large waves, one or two of which,…

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Glitz and Glamour, 1912 Style

Posted on April 13, 2012April 10, 2022 by bollingerbabe

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…

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From the Balmoral, All is Well

Posted on April 12, 2012April 10, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We awoke around 8.00am and, after a good breakfast in the Palms Café, decided to go out on deck where the weather looked much brighter. We had a good wander along the deck, taking in the bracing sea air and watching the Balmoral as she glided through the deep waters of the north Atlantic. There…

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Calmer Waters and Full Steam Ahead

Posted on April 11, 2012April 10, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We had slept much better last night as the gale had died down a lot and the ship was not pitching and rolling as much, so it was quieter. When we woke up this morning and looked out at miles of Atlantic Ocean the sun was shining and there weren’t quite as many “white horses”…

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Atlantic Crossing

Posted on April 10, 2012April 10, 2022 by bollingerbabe

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…

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Cobh, Ireland – Titanic’s Last Port of Call

Posted on April 9, 2012April 2, 2022 by bollingerbabe

This morning we woke up and looked out of our window to a choppy and grey Atlantic ocean. A bit different from the azure waters of our last cruise in the Caribbean in January this year. We were due to arrive in Cobh in the afternoon. Cobh, of course, used to be known as Queenstown,…

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