Southampton May 3rd, 2024 Usually when we fly to join a cruise we use frequent flyer miles for the flights, and arrive in the port a day or two before the sailing. However, due to time constraints we needed to arrive on the day we were due to...
At Sea May 4th, 2024 There was a time change over night. The daily program said that the clocks would go forward, but entertainment director Neil Kelly at the end of the late show said that clocks would go back. When we returned to our cabin...
May 5th, 2024 La Coruna, Spain It was cold and raining when we woke up, but the weather forecast showed sun later so we decided to spend the morning on board in the Commodore Club and venture ashore after lunch. We had lunch in the Pavilion....
At Sea Monday May 6th, 2024 Happy Birthday Brian! If it’s a sea day it must be Zumba. Neil Kelly’s Zumba class is such fun, and it makes me feel a little less guilty about eating all of those chocolate truffles last night. The only problem is...
Lisbon, Portugal May 7th, 2024 There used to be a restaurant in Beira, Mozambique, called Johnny’s where you could get the most delicious peri peri prawns. Brian and I have searched the world for prawns as good as those, but nowhere has come...
At Sea May 8thand 9th, 2024 When I had booked our 3 back to back cruises I had been able to get us in the same stateroom for the 3 trips. However the computers and Cunard thought otherwise, and we ended up being in a different cabin for the 2nd...
Southampton May 10th, 2024 We woke up to a bright and sunny Southampton morning, not the best view, but I was excited to be back in England. We had to leave our cabin very early so our room steward could get it ready for the next occupants, so...
At Sea May 11th, 2024 Here is the itinerary for my next 4 weeks on Queen Anne: Date Port Arrive Depart Friday, May 10 Southampton, England 6:00pm Saturday, May 11 At Sea Sunday, May 12 At Sea Monday, May 13 At Sea Tuesday, May 14 Funchal,...
At Sea May 12th, 2024 Mother’s Day We woke up to the sound of the foghorn. Yes, we were in a thick fog bank. The sound continued all morning as we slowly edged our way through the murky gloom. As we sat down to lunch the fog was still with us....
At Sea May 13th, 2024 Yay, another sea day The maintenance man reappeared first thing in the morning, accompanied by another man, and they quickly opened up the panel and started to work on the heating/cooling situation. We went up to the...
Funchal, Madeira, Day 1 May 14th, 2024 On our visit to Funchal in January we spent a wonderful day exploring the island with my friend Ruth and her husband Joseph. Unfortunately Ruth and Joseph are not in Funchal at the moment, so we were left...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
At Sea May 20th, 2024 The highlight of the day was the bridge tour. It’s been a long time since we have done a bridge tour on a Cunard ship, so this was a very exciting experience. The closest we usually get is observing the bridge through the...
La Coruna, Spain May 22nd, 2024 With all of the partying last night, getting up early for our tour was a bit of a challenge. We had a private tour to Santiago de Compostela. I had really been looking forward to this tour. The highlight of the...
At Sea May 23rd, 2024 The last sea day – and finally we are seeing some rough weather. Not the sort of thing where water is splashing over the windows in the Commodore Club, but enough for you to know you are on a ship. I spent the day packing...
Southampton May 24th, 2024 Well, here we are back at the Mayflower Cruise Terminal. Brian took the coach transfer to Heathrow so it was an early morning as he had to be on the bus by 7:45. I finished packing my stuff for moving and took the...
At Sea May 25th, 2024 Gone was the Southampton sunshine, the weather got worse as we moved north. Still, after my pain au chocolat and orange juice I was ready to face the day. There was not much to see from the Commodore Club. No chance to see...
South Queensferry, Scotland May 26th, 2024 When I went out on our balcony this morning the weather wasn’t looking great. Then came the announcement. The weather was too rough and windy for us to go ashore, but hopefully it will improve, so we...
At Sea May 27th, 2024 I was a bit late getting to the Commodore Club today, and yet again there was someone in my seat! The bar has certainly become THE place to be during the day. When I go to watch an enrichment lecture there is no guarantee...