Category: Marco Polo

Today, we arrived in Ringaskiddy, in County Cork, Ireland. It was a bit of a disappointment for several reasons… Firstly, we were a little late arriving. We were originally due to arrive at 9am, but didn’t get there until 10am. This wouldn’t be a problem if we were going to be there all day. Unfortunately, we had to leave as...

Today was our final full sea-day, as we head South towards Ringaskiddy (for Cork) in Ireland. My class was a 10am start, which meant that we were able to leave the room semi-set up after yesterday afternoons class (which in turn took some of the pressure off our morning get-up time). Last night, the clocks went forward, meaning we lost...

Today, we were at sea; the first of two sea days that will bring us to our final port-of-call on Saturday. Throughout the day, the rough seas have mercifully calmed down; they are expected to get even calmer as we get closer to Ireland. My class was in the afternoon, which gave us the opportunity to have a bit of...

Today, we were escorting an all-day tour, billed as ‘The Golden Circle’. I’ve done it before so knew what to expect, and was thrilled to be given the opportunity to repeat the experience. We had to be on the quayside by 7:30am, which meant a very early start, and a quick breakfast. ‘The Golden Circle’ is an eclectic mix of...

Before retiring to bed last night, we stopped off for a late-night cup of tea in the Bistro. With only minutes to go before midnight, you’d expect it to be deserted, but that wasn’t so. In fact, there was a great number of folks sat by the windows looking out at the sky which wasn’t dark, but light. The sun...