Hi All! Well, what a past 2 weeks it's been I can tell you! Firstly let me apologise for not being in contact any sooner as the internet on the ship went down as we were travelling around Norway. Firstly, I highly recommend a visit to Norway. We're not talking sunbathing on the beach or party-nights but the breathtaking scenery is sure to move the most hardened of people. A glacier in one of the Fjords was an awesome sight. We cruised through this narrow passage-way slowly for the best part of the day, to take in the sights; clear blue skies, snow capped mountains & crystal clear water. One of the stops was Geiranger & a 2 hour trek with my 2 cabin mates enabled me to see the best of the views. The ship ... read more

Well, I'm back from a 3 day charter cruise to St Peter's Port, Guernsey. Pretty non-descript really, just a load of wealthy people on board to discuss business & how to promote & make their business better. Why they felt they had to do it on a bloody great big ship I don't know?! Some event company hired out the ship, & we didn't even dock at dry land, we were just floating for most of the time. Still, we made target in the shops so that's a night off on the next cruise for me. Off to Barcelona next, have 3 sea days & then into Barcelona. Monte Carlo, Santa Margherita etc etc after that. You will be certain to hear about my travels with this 2 week cruise around the med!!... read more

I was so looking forward to this one. But unfortunately the people, the dirt & the general 'hate' for tourists ruined it a little. I went on a crew tour the 2nd day I was here so got to see some nice architecture but apart from that I'm not too fussed. ... read more

Absolutely beautiful. A real surprise for me. The city was almost divided by a main road so the modern & historic were kept apart. I had lunch here which was home-made pasta with fresh salmon, & a cold beer as the weather was so sunny! Visited a 'medieval torture device' museum which was surprisingly interesting, took some pictures & thanked god that I wasn't alive in them days!!!!... read more

Helloooo!!! I have finally managed to get onto a computer here. It took me ages to organise a time where I could get an internet card & write my first message from another country! Well, it's been a busy week with drills, inductions, getting lost etc etc. The first day was a bit of a blur with all the info I had to take in. I was given what has to be the hardest 'crew station position' ever! We all have one on board & have to go to it before going to the muster stations where all the passengers would gather in an emergancy. I got lost of course & walked the ship 5 times, & even then officers who tried to help me didn't know where it was! Needless to say my friend Vinnie ... read more