A Princess Between Two Queens

We spent the morning cruising Kyle Rhea and the Sound of Sleat as we made our way towards the island of Mull. Despite ominous dark clouds, the weather held out and it was warm enough to sit out on deck. It was Sunday, and at 12:20 there was a...

Apparently the absolute best time to see the flocks of birds is at the break of day. Now, we are in the north of Scotland in the middle of spring, and the break of day arrives in what I consider time wise to be the middle of the night. Way, way...

We had quite a bumpy night anchored in a bay off the town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, in the middle of salmon farms. There are a host of fish farms in this region, mostly owned by the Norwegians and Russians. After breakfast we pulled up...

When you go on a cruise of the wildlife of the Western Isles you do expect to see wildlife on the Isles. To be fair we have seen a minke whale, seals, and dolphins as well as a variety of sea birds, which of course I can no longer name. However,...

Well, due to bad weather our itinerary has been completely changed, so we don’t know where we will be going from one day to the next. Interestingly enough, no one seems to be at all bothered by this. They sit in the lounge, clutching their...

First a bit about our ship, from what I learned on Wikipedia. The MV Hebridean Princess is a cruise ship which is operated by Hebridean Island Cruises. She started life in 1964 as the MacBrayne car ferry and Royal Mail Ship,...

  All too soon the crossing was drawing to an end. On May 7th we awoke again to the sound of the foghorn. Looking outside there was not much to see. As much as I hate packing, there was no choice, so out came the 4 suitcases and 2 carry on...

OK, so let’s see if this works better as a featured image. Another wonderful day making our way across the Atlantic Ocean in style. Captain Hashmi said that there were storms in the area, but we are trying to outrun them. I love that we can do...

First things first. Even in the time of COVID life on Queen Mary 2 is exceptionally great! Secondly, I know that there is something very wrong with the featured image above. I'm still learning how to do things with this new site. Tomorrow's...

Finally, the day arrived! After a wonderful brunch with friends in Brooklyn we went back to the hotel, collected our luggage, and we were off to the Red Hook cruise terminal. We turn a corner, and our big girl comes into view. Every time I see...

Back in March 2020 I was rudely awoken by Captain Hashmi basically instructing us to abandon ship. Our 2020 World Voyage on Queen Mary 2 had come to an abrupt end due to the Covid pandemic, and we were all being sent home from Australia rather...