by Safarigal | Jul 14, 2025 | Across the Atlantic and Down the Danube
At Sea July 13th, 2025 There was no avoiding it. Laundry had to be done today. I gathered everything into our laundry bag and headed for the deck 8 launderette. Horrors – the only functional dryer was now missing, and the other, now with a sign on the outside instead...
by Safarigal | Jul 13, 2025 | Across the Atlantic and Down the Danube
At Sea July 12th, 2025 The first thing we had to do this morning is go to the Britannia Dining room with our passports so we could be seen by the UK immigration people. There was no queue and other than commenting that I travel a lot (I do need to get a new passport...
by Safarigal | Jul 12, 2025 | Across the Atlantic and Down the Danube
At Sea July 11th, 2025 It’s feeling like Groundhog Day. The foghorn has been going since 4:00 this morning. We are really and truly back in the fog. I checked our position on Cruise Mapper – we weren’t that far from Newfoundland. We still have a long way to go. Could...
by Safarigal | Jul 12, 2025 | Across the Atlantic and Down the Danube
At Sea July 10th, 2025 It was another foggy morning, with the foghorn going off every 2 minutes. I wonder if foghorns get worn out if they are used constantly. I had the sensation that the ship was speeding up. Then Captain Hashmi made the announcement that we had a...
by Safarigal | Jul 10, 2025 | Across the Atlantic and Down the Danube
At Sea July 9th, 2025 Just as you think you are well away from the coastal fog and are out in the wild Atlantic Ocean, you find you are wrong. Yes, we were awoken by the foghorn again and are still sailing through dense fog. We can’t see the water, but it must be...
