Peter's Travel Blog

Today, we awoke to the sound of the balconies being washed down. Fortunately, they also hosed down our sandals and snorkeling gear that had been dumped out on the balcony the night before, all of which were full of sand – so, apart from the relatively early hour (for us) that was a win-win. Aside from the balcony washdown, I...

Today, we arrived at our second port-of call; Basseterre, on the island of St Kitts – situated right next door to Nevis, the island we were supposed to be visiting via tender, but didn’t due to strong winds and choppy seas. After enjoying a leisurely breakfast, we headed ashore. Since any available beaches were too far away, we decided to...

Today, after six days at sea, we finally arrived at our first Caribbean port-of-call, St John’s in Antigua. It was nice not having to set the alarm, and to be able to get up when we wanted to. With no pressures on our time, we were able to step out onto the balcony, into the heat of the Caribbean, and...

We’re roughly halfway along our Transatlantic crossing. There isn’t a lot to report. Classes have continued to go well, with good numbers, although this afternoon’s class was a little on the quiet side, but then it was quiet for the crafters too. I suspect it had something to do with the Barbeque Lunch on the Lido deck. Yesterday, the ship...