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At Sea June 4th, 2024 After a very exciting day yesterday the ship felt very subdued. Maybe everyone was exhausted – I certainly needed some extra sleep after my early morning watching our arrival in Liverpool. I have processed my feelings about Queen Anne’s...

Liverpool June 3rd, 2024 Today’s the day! The day we have all been waiting for. Queen Anne’s naming. What will the day bring? Queen Anne was escorted by water spraying fire boats as she glided up the Mersey in the early morning hours. It was certainly lovely to...

Belfast June 2nd, 2024 No bagpipes this morning, but there was a wonderful brass band playing my favorite “A Groovy Kind of Love” Welcome to Belfast! I had loved out visit to the Giant’s Causeway when we were in Belfast last year, but the weather was awful and I...

Greenock June 1st, 2004 Well here we are, still in Bonnie Scotland, and guess what? The sun is shining! Not just making an attempt to shine, but I looked outside to see where the bagpipe music was coming from, and I was instantly bathed in brilliant sunshine. Wow!...

At Sea May 31st, 2024 This morning we were entertained by a pod of small dolphins, but unfortunately they were just not photogenic. The Commodore Club binocular users were out in force today. They were scanning the horizon for any sign of life out there, and were...

At Sea May 30th, 2024 I think you absolutely need a sea day after 2 ports days, and then there is a full schedule of events, do it’s not as restful as you think it is going to be. The insight talks today were given by Alistair Greener on “The Clyde – birthplace of...

Invergordon May 29th, 2024 From our balcony we had a good view of the Black Isle and nearby oil rigs. As it happens, the Black Isle isn’t an island at all, but is a peninsular. Although its name reportedly comes from the black soil there or the fact that it doesn’t...

Kirkwall May 28th, 2024 You know you are in Scotland when the first thing you hear in the morning is the sound of bagpipes. It sounded like the man was on our balcony when he woke me up, but no there he was on the quayside, but he certainly made a lot of noise. I...

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 that I will be able...

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 should just wait for...

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 us sailing past...