Queens of Three Eras

DAY 20

Saturday, February 15th, 2020 Still at Sea It has been 10 days since we last set foot on land, and it will be another 3 until we can do so again. Hopefully. Nearly every one I have spoken to is OK with this. They do discuss...

Feb 16, 2020 3 min read

DAY 19

Friday, February 14th, 2020 At Sea Valentines Day without my Valentine, in the Doldrums So now we are well and truly in the southern hemisphere, but instead of brilliant sunshine and gentle breezes, it is overcast and rainy. Ruth went out for...

Feb 15, 2020 7 min read

DAY 18

Thursday, February 13th, 2020 At Sea Crossing the Equator We were still in the Straits of Malacca when we woke up this morning. There were ships of all shapes and sizes around us, but no cruise ships in sight. It was...

Feb 14, 2020 4 min read

DAY 17

DAY 17 Wednesday, February 12th At Anchor in the Straits of Malacca Well we haven’t bid Asia a fond farewell just yet. We are still just off shore near Port Kelang. When I got out of the shower instead of...

Feb 13, 2020 7 min read

DAY 16

Tuesday, February 11th Port Kelang The Daily Programme says “At sea en route to Fremantle, Australia”. So why is the cruise port of Port Kelang right there outside our balcony, and what on earth is the Seabourn Ovation doing next...

Feb 12, 2020 4 min read

DAY 15

Monday, February 10th, 2020 At Sea We were due to have passengers disembark in Singapore and Hong Kong. This is currently not an option, and so these passengers now either have the choice of disembarking in Port Kelang or in...

Feb 11, 2020 3 min read

DAY 14

Sunday, February 9th At Sea Heading to Australia With the money I had saved not going on the tours I decided to treat myself to a pedicure, especially as there was a 20% in port discount today, and they were going to honor...

Feb 10, 2020 5 min read

DAY 12

Friday, February 7th, 2020 At Sea Laundry Day Yes, it was time to hit the launderette. Thanks to Ruth placing my washing in the washing machine soon after the launderette opened, everything went very smoothly. But, yay, I do...

Feb 9, 2020 3 min read

DAY 11

Thursday, February 6th At Sea When I went out on the balcony I thought yuk, it’s hot, humid, overcast and windy. A kind of Commodore Club day. Ruth went out there and returned declaring it the perfect day for sitting by the...

Feb 8, 2020 4 min read

DAY 10

Wednesday, February 5th 2020 Colombo, Sri Lanka Trying to be a tour escort When we walked out on to our balcony this morning it was hot, hot, hot already – and very humid. At least it didn’t look like it was going to rain....

Feb 7, 2020 7 min read

DAY 9

Tuesday, February 4th, 2020 At Sea We are getting ourselves on to Sri Lankan time, and were supposed to move our watches forward one half hour last night. I was able to get my mobile phone to change time, but my Fitbit failed to...

Feb 6, 2020 8 min read

DAY 8

Monday, February 3rd, 2020 At Sea My hair has not lost its orange glow, but I am getting used to it, and surprisingly enough no one except for Ruth has commented on it. I’m not sure why. I enjoyed a wonderful lazy day...

Feb 5, 2020 3 min read