Oh dear!!! Just before we retired for bed last night, Captain Woger made an announcement over the public address system that the boat is in a bit of bother with it’s azipods. Hmm, you ask, what is an azipod. Azipods are these new fangled thingies that dangle off the bottom of the boat at the … More Friday 12th May – Turning into the Cruise from Hell.

  So we survived the three days at sea between the Azores and Brest, France. The seas were pretty calm and we got to know the boat extremely well during that time. The weather has been getting progressively cooler so alas, no further water slides or rope courses for us. Altogether we were ten days … More Thursday 11th May – Land Fall at Last

Well, we bounced out of bed the earliest yet so that we could head off to Ponta Delgado the capital of the Azores for the day. The Azore islands which are five islands in total are part of Portugal and we were quite excited as this is a new country for us. So into the … More Sunday 7th May – First Land Fall

Final day at sea for this stretch. We are now over half way across the Atlantic. The boat has slowed considerably as the seas continue to be fairly rough. Last night we both slept fitfully as the constant rocking motion made us feel like we were going to fall out of bed, so a bit … More Saturday 6th May – Sixth Sea Day

Well, they were right in that the weather turned with swells of 11 foot or 3.5 meters and lots of white caps. She started rocking really good but fortunately it was side to side which reduces the chance of sea sickness.

Nothing much to report except that we are heading into some inclement weather….gulp!!!! Being very good and hitting the gym but then ruining all the hard work at the trough. Saw a hypnotist show this evening and have not laughed so much in a long time.

We are now almost half way to the Azores. Today the temperature was going to be 20c so we decided if we were going to have a swim, today would probably be the warmest as we are heading north. It was slightly cool in the pools but needed to make the most of it. Being … More Wednesday 3rd May – Third Sea Day

Slacko’s as slept into 9.30. After a light breakfast we went to a session on how to run a hotel at sea. Well, that turned into a gripe session. It is not the forum to ask “I am a vegetarian and am unable to find enough protein….” Sea is extremely calm but wind is still … More Tuesday May 2nd – Second Sea Day

A little rocky overnight but the movement lulled us both into a deep sleep. Quick breakfast followed by a seminar on shore excursions which was sell, sell, sell. We made it to the gym prior to midday which was a bad choice of timing as every other person was there. It was unbearably hot. Back … More Monday 1st May- First Sea Day

Up relatively early for us and down stairs for breakfast. Sue and Steve then guided us down to South Beach where we got to put our toes in the Atlantic Ocean. The water was amazingly warm. As warm as the water in northern Queensland. Lots of choppy waves and wind picking up.     We … More Sunday 30th April – “E” Day – Embarkation Day