Category: World Tour

Food is still being served by staff in the bistro, salt dispensers have been replaced by sachets, and the hot tubs are closed. Still nothing to worry about – I’d say no more than defcon 3 – although fully-bio-suited and face-masked waiters taking trays of food to a small number of cabins doesn’t inspire confidence. Despite containment measures clearly having...

It’s official… we have no internet, and will probably continue to have no internet for several days – possibly up to a week, with no connections at all. Every morning, when we are in the bistro for breakfast, we make a habit of connecting to the ship’s wi-fi to check for emails and to read the news headlines. Both yesterday,...

Two down, seven to go. This morning, I ran a class on Linear Perspective, which I always worry about a little because it can be a tough subject for some folks, yet everyone, to my relief, seemed to enjoy it. It’s also Australia Day – apparently. To mark the occasion, an ‘Australian Barbeque’ was planned for lunchtime. Unfortunately, that turned...

Today has been the first of our nine sea-days, as we head in a Westerly direction across the Pacific Ocean, towards French Polynesia. It’s been hot and humid, and the sea has been quite calm, yet other than the constant accompaniment of boobys, diving for fish and hovering around the front and sides of the ship, there have been no...