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11th April 2023

AIRLIFT

The day started off with a bit of excitement. Not in a good way, unfortunately, since an announcement from the Captain at breakfast informed us that some poor soul would need to be airlifted off the ship to be taken to a hospital on the mainland.With the impending arrival of a helicopter, much of the aft section of the ship...

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10th April 2023

AT SEA – FIRST CLASSES

Today was our first full day at sea. Three consecutive sea-days will see us cross the Bay of Biscay, and – all being well – arrive in Gibraltar on Thursday. All of which means work for me. I’ll be running two classes each day, at 9:30am and 2pm. The program informed passengers that they would need to register for both...

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9th April 2023

PORTSMOUTH

After a bit of a lie-in, a relaxing breakfast stop and a 30-minute scenic drive, we arrived at Portsmouth in good time. I’d been informed that embarkation would be from 1pm until 3pm. When we pulled up at 12:20, however, we were not the first to arrive. Saga seem to have the whole getting on board thing well sewn-up, and...

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8th April 2023

HEADING SOUTH

A four and a half hour drive south from West Yorkshire to Portsmouth on a busy Easter Bank Holiday weekend; what could go wrong?… Well, not a lot as it happens. Despite warnings on the media about a high probability of Easter-getaway traffic chaos, our journey went surprisingly smoothly, with no notable holdups at all. In fact, our only minor...

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26th March 2023

TIME FOR ANOTHER TRIP

It’s almost time for another trip on a ship. Last year’s cruise assignment on Saga’s Spirit of Adventure was the first since everything fell apart with the pandemic of 2020 (and my previous voyage to Sydney on the Columbus), and a great experience it was too. I’m pleased to confirm that, exactly two weeks today, Tracey and I will be...

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