Category: Magellan

Today, we arrived at our final port-of-call, Cohn (pronounced ‘cove’), in Ireland. After our underwhelming Ireland visit earlier in the year, to Ringaskiddy, which is literally just across the other side of the bay, I’m pleased to say that todays visit to Cohn did not disappoint at all. Cohn is a rather idyllic little town, but one with an important...

Today was our last full day at sea. Tomorrow, we are due to arrive at our final port-of-call, Cohn in Ireland, and then the day after that (Sunday), we will be arriving back where we started, at Bristol. It felt like the last day of term for me, with the last of my classes taking place in the afternoon. I...

Today, we have been at sea, heading Northwards towards the Bay of Biscay and Ireland. I was on afternoon shift again, which meant we were able to get up at a reasonable time and enjoy a leisurely breakfast. After breakfast, at 10am, we went into the Show Lounge to enjoy an on-stage talk with The Captain, the Chief Engineer, The...

Today, we arrived at our penultimate port stop, Gibraltar. It was an early start; both Tracey and myself were down for escorting duty, and had to be on the quayside for 7:45am. That meant bounding out of bed at 6:45am to get an early breakfast in – not a time we’re used to at all. The tour we were escorting...

Today, the sea has been calm all day. I was on morning shift for my class, which left the rest of the day for doing other stuff. After lunch, we managed to bag ourselves a seat in the garden area at the very back of the ship (which is extremely popular, and it can be very difficult to find a...