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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 swim and snorkel in...

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 to our own devices....

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 Commodore Club. We were...

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. However as I ate my...

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, Madeira, Portugal 8:00am...

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 we had a couple of...

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 leg of the voyage....

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 close. Even my attempts...

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 that the first insight...

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. There is a burger and...

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 there was no note from...

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 sail, so just to be...