Category: Marco Polo

Today, we arrived in Funchal, Madeira. Since we had no tour escorting duties, we decided to just catch the complementary shuttle bus into the town and potter around for an hour or so. The only thing on our agenda was to find a supermarket where we could buy a couple of large bottles of water. I’ve been to Funchal lots...

It’s been decidedly warmer today, our third sea-day, as we sail towards our next port-of-call, Funchal, in Madeira. We were up early again (7:45), in time for a leisurely breakfast and plenty of time to set up for the painting class. It’s getting so much warmer now, and sunny, that we`re having to lower the blinds in the Conference Room...

This morning, we arrived at Lisbon, in Portugal. The weather was pleasant and sunny, if a little cool. We arrived at about 10am, and because Tracey and I had been assigned escorting duties on a tour starting at 1pm, we decided to spend the spare time we had on a local meander. From the Apollonia cruise terminal, it is but...

This morning started a little earlier than yesterday. I set the alarm for 7:45am, so that we could get breakfast before setting up for the first class which had been rescheduled for 9:30am, second class at 11am. With no Christian Chat people to fight over the room with, all went decidedly smoothly. The Tonal Study I’d prepared for them was...

Today was our first day of being at sea, and smooth it has been too! We awoke to the alarm on my phone at 8am, and was up in Marco’s Bistro soon after. By 9am, I’d collected the Conferece Room key from the Entertainments Office and had made a start setting up the room ready for my fiirst class. Everything...