Peter's Travel Blog

It’s Saturday, but it doesn’t feel like a Saturday. We’re also still at sea, so lectures are in full swing and the top deck sun loungers are full of roasting bodies. After breakfast, I went to the office to organise some colour prints to supplement the 25 that I have already printed, in anticipation of another large turnout this afternoon....

Today was the first official ‘Sea-day’ of this new cruise. We’re taking two days to sail to our next destination, Santiago de Cuba, so we’re basically sailing around the top edge of the island, at a very steady, unhurried pace. Because it was a sea day, it meant I had to work. The turnout for Karen’s Craft class this morning...

Today, we were still in Havana. Both Tracey and I ahd been assigned tour escorting duties, but on different tours (which is a bit of a first for us). While Tracey was being sent away on an all-day tour to see some of the Cuban countryside (see Tracey’s blog for full details and photographs), I had been given a ‘Havana...

Today, we arrived in Havana, on the island of Cuba. Actually, it was mostly a sea day, since we didn’t arrive at Havana until just gone 5pm, so I was a little puzzled as to why I hadn’t been asked to give my first class of the new cruise. I didn’t remain puzzled for too long, however; instead, I took...

Today was our second day in Cozumel, the first full day for passengers who arrived yesterday. Tracey and I were back on tour; this time, it was a morning excursion to see some more Mayan ruins and enjoy a beach break. Passengers are encouraged to take towels and swimwear along for ‘beach break’ tours, but neither of us felt inclined...