Where Is Safarigal?

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, I really was hoping...

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 binoculars and cameras...

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, initially RMS then MV Columba, based in...

  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 bags. Let the...

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 that, but I would...

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 lesson will need to be...

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 Queen Mary 2, I get...

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 than spending another...