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. […]
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 […]
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 […]