Category: The Black Sea

Today, we are at sea, heading towards our final port of call, Gibraltar, where we’re due to arrive early tomorrow morning.   This morning they advertised ‘Can’t Cook Won’t Cook’ out on the poolside deck at 10:30am, to be followed immediately by an ice carving demonstration. It’s an event I’ve seen done on pretty much all the cruises I’ve worked...

Today, we arrived in Palma de Mallorca. We didn’t arrive until lunchtime, so I spent the morning sorting out this month’s long overdue newsletter, and emerged just as the harbour came into view.   The first thing that should be said about the place is just how big the port is; there were at least a half a dozen cruise...

There’s a bit of a keen wind today which is making the going a little rough. In the morning, the front end of the ship was closed off to passengers – it opened later, but I’ve been up there a couple of times, and it’s been a cold and breezy place to stand and watch the world from. There’s been...

It’s been another glorious day at sea. I spent most of it (the morning, at least) in the cabin, working, though, and only surfaced at lunchtime. What struck me was how humid it was; very hot to be sure, but also very humid – a sticky heat…   After lunch, I spent a while at the front of the ship...

I was up in the library when I heard the murmurs; several people talking in hushed tones about something occuring – no-one quite knowing what – but big…   It turns out, we’d stopped and turned around; several hours after leaving Crete, we were…. approaching Crete. Hungry for information, I headed outside, in time to see loads of people all...