Sharon’s personal training sessions pay off.
Having said goodbye to Naples, we were cruising towards our final port of call before Southampton which was Cadiz. During the final days at sea on one afternoon they held an Olde English Fair. The proceeds from this went to the ship’s crew’s voyage charities. The idea being that you purchased play money and usedRead more
Taking a Shortcut
The Suez Canal So due to the unfortunate outbreak of Gastro on board we entered the Suez Canal a day early and met up with one of our sister ships the Queen Elizabeth as you will see later on. The Suez Canal is something I had always wanted to sail through and now we wereRead more
Keep a Lookout for Pirates
As we were leaving India and heading towards Dubai and then on into the Suez Canal we will be traversing waters known to have had a pirate activity over the last few years. Security measures have been increased on board and we have all been through a drill in case we are subject to attack.Read more
Thanks for all the lovely feedback!
Thank you for your comments to date. Unfortunately I cannot respond to each and everyone individually. So some general comments. I can appreciate some of your thoughts about making a book and selling it etc. I won’t be doing this for the simple reason that I want to make it available generally to disabled travellers whoRead more
Easter & Kitchen Tour
Easter Sunday on board. Sharon and I attended a multi denominational church service which was very different to the style at our local church in Figtree, however the worship was fine and well attended, so it was good to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection with so many others. The ship was adorned with a fine Easter displayRead more
Kota Kinabalu to Shanghai.
The trip from Kota Kinabalu to Shanghai was three days at sea, these were three very different days to anything which we had experienced so far on the trip. Leaving very tropical Malaysia heading towards a much cooler China. We also experienced our first taste of stormy weather, with gale force winds of around sevenRead more
Pollywogs No More
We are now Shellbacks. At 5 AM this morning the ship crossed the equator and apparently this turns us from a Pollywog into a Shellback. This happens the first time you ever cross the equator on a maritime vessel. There is a crossing the line ceremony, as it’s called, where all first timers were traditionallyRead more
Day 5 – At Sea
Day 5, a very quiet day relaxing getting to know the ship still and finding little avenues that maybe aren’t quite made for my wheelchair. In general the accessibility is pretty good and most of the passengers are quite respectful of the chair. I am planning to tour the ship with the camera attached toRead more
Day 4 – At Sea
Planning to have a quiet day. And then in the mail we received an invitation to the captain’s cocktail party later on in the evening. Spent most of the day getting used to the ship, finding our way round and generally relaxing. We decided to start exploring the ship at the top where there isRead more
Day 2 – All at Sea
Day 2 awake and time to find out if all the planning has paid off and finish unpacking …………. Well there were a lot of cases etc.Read more