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13th April 2023

THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR

Today, we arrived at our first port-of-call, Gibraltar. Despite it being the first ‘day-off’ since starting the voyage, I still set the alarm for 7:30am because we were due to arrive at 8am, and we had plans… The plan was to walk up to the top of the rock and back again without the aid of any public transport, shuttle...

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12th April 2023

DAY THREE AT SEA

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...

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11th April 2023

AIRLIFT

The day started off with a bit of excitement. Not in a good way, unfortunately, since an announcement from the Captain at breakfast informed us that some poor soul would need to be airlifted off the ship to be taken to a hospital on the mainland.With the impending arrival of a helicopter, much of the aft section of the ship...

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10th April 2023

AT SEA – FIRST CLASSES

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...

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9th April 2023

PORTSMOUTH

After a bit of a lie-in, a relaxing breakfast stop and a 30-minute scenic drive, we arrived at Portsmouth in good time. I’d been informed that embarkation would be from 1pm until 3pm. When we pulled up at 12:20, however, we were not the first to arrive. Saga seem to have the whole getting on board thing well sewn-up, and...