8th February 2015 We woke around 6 a.m. but took a leisurely extra 50 minutes to muster the energy to leave the warmth of the covers. The bill for our onboard spending had arrived, pleasantly lower than expected! An excellent start to the day, I’d say. With most passengers disembarking, breakfast at the Plaza… Continue Reading

6th February 2015 Despite a restless sea, we managed a rather comfortable night. The captain later informed us that we were running a bit behind schedule, courtesy of an adverse current and a force 8 gale, just a bit of extra drama for our crossing. While there was indeed a fair bit of motion, the… Continue Reading

5th February 2015 Breakfasted promptly at 7:45 am, we then headed on deck to see where in the world we’d drifted overnight. The ship was gingerly easing itself alongside the dock in La Coruña, all under cover of darkness, a rather stealthy approach for such a massive vessel. By the time we’d wrangled ourselves into… Continue Reading

3rd February 2015 We had breakfast at 7.15 am, and by the time we finished, the ship was securely in the harbour, having arrived in Gibraltar just before 7 am. It was still dark, and from Deck 7, all we could see were the twinkling lights of the town on our starboard side. We disembarked… Continue Reading

3rd February 2015 By the time we stirred from our slumber, we had already arrived and docked in Cádiz. Quite a few passengers had already made a swift exit, either heading off into town or piling onto their tour buses like well-behaved tourists. We, however, had managed to scoff down our first meal of the… Continue Reading

1st February 2015 With the clocks moving forward an hour overnight, we made our way to breakfast at 8:45 am, though most passengers seemed to be running on “body clock time,” and once again, we were among the first in the restaurant. A minor mishap with my breakfast order arose when my poached egg was… Continue Reading

31st January 2015 Today we berthed in Agadir, so it was an early breakfast before heading to the deck to watch the ship dock. The sun was shining, and the skies were brilliantly clear, a stark contrast to the heavy snow back home. I wondered if Suraj was making good use of the Zipfy we’d… Continue Reading

30th January 2015 It was a sea day today, so we weren’t surprised to find ourselves the second couple at breakfast at 8 am. Even by the time we finished, there couldn’t have been more than a handful of souls looking for sustenance. Back in the cabin, we donned thick sweaters for a turn around… Continue Reading