Blogs from North Atlantic, Atlantic, Oceans and Seas - page 5

Day four dawns to, another cobalt sea with white caps. We have been rocking and rolling since we left Fort Lauderdale and it looks like we have a day or two more. I love being rocked to sleep by Neptune. We were late leaving Ft. Lauderdale as many passengers were delayed in Houston or Dallas due to the weather. After two 1/2 hours we cleared the breakwater leaving many passengers still in Texas. Those who had booked through HAL will be flown to Florida and then on the the Azores, one week of their vacation gone. I don't have a head count of the CruiseCritic members who showed up at the Meet and Greet but it had to be close to 150 of the 180 that signed up. I'm glad that is over. Now I can ... read more

Day 114 Monday 6 July Blois to Rennes 31c We rose about 6.30 and organised our gear then went out to have breakfast. We packed the car, said goodbye to CoCo and set off for Blois with Thierry crossing the Loire on the Francois Mitterrand Bridge. We arrived at the station early and saw that we could catch an earlier train to St Pierre de Cors which might give us a chance to get an earlier train to Le Mans which then might give us more time for our next change. As it was the holidays the train from Blois was not as crowded as we expected but when we arrived in St Pierre de Cors there was no earlier train to Le Mans so we went to the waiting room and sat down. I checked ... read more

Today has been busy, but extremely relaxing. After a leisurely light breakfast in the cabin, Bowen and I did the "On Deck for the Cure!" 5K for breast cancer research. About 50 of us walked the track on a beautiful and breezy morning, all thinking about one or more women we know who have been touched by this terrible disease. I was thinking about so many of my friends who have successfully beaten BC, and one in particular - Cyndi G. - who is giving it one heck of a fight! To cool off after the walk, we enjoyed some time at the pool deck listening to a band that plays all of our old goldies music. Of course, I was singing along. And speak of singing: today was the first "rehersal" for the Carribean Princess ... read more

10h d'avion certes dans l'A380, le plus gros que j'ai eu l'occasion de prendre et où on est quand même un peu mieux que dans certains autres, mais ça reste 10h d'avion puis pas en première classe...Quand j'ai vu ça sur le recap' de mon vol je me suis dit que ça allait être lonnnng mais lonnnng! J´ai visualisé à nouveaux mes 8h consécutifs lorsque je suis partie à Bali puis les 9h pour la Nouvelles-Orleans...Alors j'ai fait le plein de bouquins en tout genre, des guides sur l'Ouest américain en passant par le développement de l'économie depuis l'Antiquité à nos jours => et même pas de Closer ou Biba pour une fois :) J'avais de grandes ambitions culturelles pour mettre à profit ces 10h de vol. Mais le bébé d'environ 1an qui était assis à ... read more

Still 3 days at sea to go… I think the entertainments team are running out of things to host. We happened to gatecrash a Grandparents get together whilst waiting for trivia to start. This was actually advertised in the 'Patter'. There were not many people in attendance. The crewmember who was allocated this ‘gig' must have felt sorry for one old lady who was desperate to share her photos of her grandchildren with someone. She was trying to show some interest but it was obvious (to me, anyway!) she was inwardly screaming ‘Get me out of here!!' If that was a trifle lame, the following day there was an iPad get together!! 3:00pm Calling all iPad owners. Come meet your fellow passengers with your devices for an iPad get together! Crooners lounge, Deck 7 midships. Just ... read more