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The day after the Queen’s death Hamish Elliott, our captain made a lovely announcement about the death of the Queen, and gave a short speech followed by asking for a minute of silence. Not easy on a ship where the champagne is flowing freely. I think everyone is...

Somewhere between the escargot and the Chateau Briande as we sat on the open deck behind the Colonnade Restaurant eating our dinner, watching a beautiful sunset over St Tropez, our beloved queen passed away. I had toasted her with champagne at the beginning of the...

Well despite my misgivings our flight to Barcelona was only a little late, and our transfer to the Sojourn from the airport went smoothly. Yesterday we were in Portland, and now here we are, with all of our luggage in Barcelona about to embark on our cruise. It’s...

A Spaniard in the Works is John Lennon’s second book. I read it over and over again as a teenager, most of it made no sense at all, but somehow it really appealed to me. So when I opened the email asking if I wanted to go to Barcelona, I thought: that really puts a...

It normally takes me weeks to prepare for my cruises in general – getting all of the paperwork together, fighting with the internet to upload all of the necessary information, organizing my clothes and trying to limit the number of pairs of shoes I am taking,...

My mother did not like to fly, so we always travelled by ship if we could. I blame her for my insatiable desire to go on a cruise. When my parents moved to the Caribbean they usually sailed on the Geest banana boats to get them safe and sound back to the UK for...