Sunday 25 January 2026 – Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas USVI: Roger We arrived at St Thomas, the capital of the US Virgin Islands, at around 0630. With a population of about 51,000, the island was originally settled around 1500BC and later occupied by various tribes from the America’s. It was sighted by Columbus in 1493. […]
Thursday 22 January 2026 – At Sea: Roger At around 0700 the captain came over the intercom: “We are very sorry but with 30 knot winds we have been unable to berth at Basseterre in St Kitts”. It looks like this bloody ship is using a very poor form of berth control!! This is the […]
Saturday 17 January 2026 – At Sea: Roger We woke early after a night of smooth sailing and went down to meet Debbie and Dave at the Grand Dining room for breakfast. Dave in particular enjoyed the large array of food with enthusiasm and we all tucked into a hearty breakfast. We sat and chatted […]
Monday 12 January 2026 – Montego Bay, Jamaica: Sylvia We arrived at Montego Bay in Jamaica at about 7am. Shortly after that we received a phone call in the cabin asking me to go down to reception with my passport, as the immigration authorities had a few questions. I hurried down wondering what could be […]
Wednesday 7 January 2026 – Costa Maya: Roger We were awake just after 0600, with breakfast being delivered by Franzer, our on the ball and very ready to help, butler. We left the ship around 0730 for the long walk down the pier to the small port town of Costa Maya. Originally a fishing village […]
Friday 2 January – Monday 4 January 2026 – In Transit: Sylvia This has been one of the more interesting transits we have had. We had a houseful staying on 1 January so it was a bit busy getting packed up and heading to the airport in Queenstown on the 2nd. As usual we had […]
Tuesday 25 – Thursday 27 November 2025 – At Sea: Sylvia We have had three sea days in row. Lots of the same sorts of activities. Lots of different exercise classes and walking around the deck for me. The sea has been mostly fairly calm although the wind has come up a bit, which makes […]
First of all, thank you for all your comments. It is always lovely to hear from you. Friday 21 November 2025 – Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana: Sylvia We arrived in the twin cities of Sekondi-Takoradi, the capital of the Western Region of Ghana, at about 9am this morning. Several brightly coloured fishing boats were returning to shore […]
Sunday 16 November 2025 – Dakar, Senegal: Roger It was just after 0600 when we felt the bow thrusters spark up, turning the boat around and sidling us into the Dakar wharf. Senegal was formerly a French colony until 1960 when it became independent. Prior to the French it was owned at various times by […]
Tuesday 11 November 2025 – Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Roger It was about 7am when the ship did a 180 degree turn and sidled into the berth at Santa Cruz. I watched from our balcony as the crew threw thin lines to those onshore, to which the heavy ropes were then attached and pulled ashore, […]