Peter's Travel Blog

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...

We had a bit of a breakthrough today. Nothing major, but just enough to make life a little easier. We left all the art stuff in the Amalfi after the first lesson (which, today, was Seaspray and Sandpaper), partly set up for the afternoon session. On past cruises, they’ve served lunch in the Amalfi restaurant, which meant that we had...

I’ve been a little croaky since joining the ship. I’m not sure exactly why that is, but I’m not in any discomfort or pain with it, and I don’t feel I’m coming down with anything. Hopefully it’ll settle down in a couple of days. The good news is; as we head into the Bay of Biscay, we seem to be...