by Safarigal | May 25, 2024 | My sixth Queen
Santa Cruz de Tenerife May 19th, 2024 Moored a short distance from us was an interesting looking vessel. It was a real classic, and reminded us of the Royal Yacht Britannia. We couldn’t find her name on the Cruise Mapper App, so she was probably out of service. She...
by Safarigal | May 25, 2024 | My sixth Queen
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria May 18th, 2024 We decided to do a ship’s tour today. Both stops on the itinerary looked interesting, and there looked like plenty of time to look around on our own, which is what we like to do. It was another cloudy rainy day, but our guide...
by Safarigal | May 23, 2024 | My sixth Queen
Arrecife, Lanzarote May 17th, 2024 Yet another overcast day. It was threatening to rain and the air was heavy with moisture, but luckily no actual precipitation. We decided to risk a potential deluge, and took the shuttle bus to the port gate and from there we walked...
by Safarigal | May 21, 2024 | My sixth Queen
At Sea May 16th, 2024 It looked like the ship was hardly moving. I wondered why we were going so slowly. I mean I am used to QM2 whizzing along, and not going at a snail’s pace. Maybe we had to go slowly because we were running in the engines. Like you used to do in...
by Safarigal | May 19, 2024 | My sixth Queen
Funchal, Madeira, Day 2 May 15th, 2024 I had decided to splurge for our 2nd day in Funchal. The shore excursion brochure described a day out on a luxury yacht. We would be sailing up and down the beautiful coastline of Madeira, we would stop to swim and snorkel in the...
