Category: Cruises

It’s our thIrd day at sea. and we’ve already slipped into a routine of sorts. The alarm is set to go off at 7:30am; getting up at that time is hard – not what we’re used to at all… but it’s the only time that works. By 8am, we’re out of our cabin, hauling the suitcase full of boards for...

Today was our first full day at sea. Three consecutive sea-days will see us cross the Bay of Biscay, and – all being well – arrive in Gibraltar on Thursday. All of which means work for me. I’ll be running two classes each day, at 9:30am and 2pm. The program informed passengers that they would need to register for both...

A four and a half hour drive south from West Yorkshire to Portsmouth on a busy Easter Bank Holiday weekend; what could go wrong?… Well, not a lot as it happens. Despite warnings on the media about a high probability of Easter-getaway traffic chaos, our journey went surprisingly smoothly, with no notable holdups at all. In fact, our only minor...