Category: Voyager

Today has been our final day at sea. Heading down the West coast of Britain, the sea has been rocky, but not quite as bad as some swells that we’ve experienced. We were told when we would be passing Lands End, but the the weather has remained quite claggy, so there really isn’t a lot to see. We had also...

Today, we arrived in Belfast, Northern Ireland. One of the first things we spotted, when we went out on deck to check what the weather was doing, was the unmistakable oddity of a building that is the Titanic Museum. It’s certainly an unusual design, and quite distinctive, with its ships-bow-like corners reflecting the bright morning sunlight. I have to confess,...

We’ve changed direction, and are now heading South, with the north-west coast of Scotland off to our port side somewhere. You can’t see it, but the captain assures us we should, hopefully, be able to see the isle of Lewis later this afternoon. With only one more sea-day coming up after this one (Saturday), I decided the time was right to...

We had a rough night last night, and the seas have continued today. After breakfast, Tracey and I went up onto the top deck, mostly to get some fresh air, but also to watch the movement of the ship. Stood on the open deck, it’s quite amazing to watch how the ship is being tossed about on the waves. Today,...

This trip, so far, has been slightly frustrating for several reasons. Four Iceland port-stops being reduced down to two is one of them. It’s no-one’s fault, of course; the weather has been such that the decision to abort our stop in Husavik was clearly a sensible one, based on maximising the safety of the passengers. Unfortunately, it also meant that...