We were woken by the noise of the ship docking at about 5.00am this morning. This is one of the penalties for being on a lower deck at the back. The bow thrusters were in use. After a quick repack of the hand luggage to get everything left into the two small suitcases, we head off to the buffet for our last meal on-board. There were lots of people carrying lots of bags and it is pure chaos. Thankfully we were there before most so managed to get a decent table watching the sunrise. We selected Green labels on Wednesday for our luggage, and when we have finished breakfast, Green has already been called, so we can head straight off the ship without delay. This is a little trick we will use in future. There was ... read more

When we awaken this morning, it is great to see the sun shining again. Looks like Theresa has unfortunately gone down with George´s throat infection etc overnight, so we are pleased we cancelled the planned Gibraltar visit. Instead, we head into Malaga town and have a very good wander around. We found a local Farmacia and purchased Theresa some cough medicine and some cough lozenges that are for infections. Anything else will have to wait now until we get home in two days time. As it is so nice outside, we decided to spend some time on the deck of Posh. The waiters up there are great and a really good at remembering everyone´s drinks. Whilst we were there was a Spanish military helicopter flying around overhead. After a while he dropped off a group of ... read more

Today we are docked in Funchal in Madeira. It was great to awaken this morning and see the sun shining. Again, our plans have changed slightly, as we do not want to overstretch George and his good progress in getting better. We walked from the ship into town and took a really good wander around some of the local shops. Last time we were here, we purchased some curtain material. We found the same shop again and bought some other different material. We had a wander around the fish market which always has some unusual fish on display then headed back to the boat very leisurely. As the sun was still shining, we took the opportunity to spend a couple of hours in posh soaking up the sun upstairs on deck 18. Having enjoyed Cagney’s steak ... read more

12 hours after seeing the doctor and George is already showing signs of improvement. We decided that it would be good for him to spend one more day in bed, so Theresa headed for another day in the casino. This evening we have a booking for Cirque Dreams and Dinner. It is set out like circus tent. The dinner was a set menu and was all very tasty. The show was excellent as always.... read more

George has had his first good night’s sleep since we left USA. That expensive medication was well worth it. After breakfast, we headed up to Posh but decided that it was a little too cold there for sunbathing. The middle of the Atlantic today is overcast and no sun and chilly. George decided to head back to bed and take another dose of medication and Theresa headed to the casino. We are collecting large champagne bottles at the moment. Not sure when Theresa will get the chance to drink them, but there is no way we can take them home. These are casino prizes from the slots. We had thought we had a booking for Teppanyaki for tonight and were going to change it to another night. When we looked at the booking, it was for ... read more