Today was the last day of the Maiden Voyage of the Queen Elizabeth. Tomorrow morning we were due to dock back in Southampton before the long coach ride back to the North-East. 😦 Although it was sunny, the weather was decidedly colder and windier as we got closer to the cold British shores. We didn't …
Tag: Sea day
All at Sea (again)
Today dawned bright and sunny again; hopefully we'll see no more rain until we're back in Blighty. 🙂 In the shopping arcade on the ship there was a shop selling merchandise with the Cunard and Queen Elizabeth logos on them. A lot of the QE stuff had "Maiden Season 2010-11" etched onto it. Today though, …
En Route to the Canaries
Today was another long, leisurely day at sea. Once we leave the cold British shores for warmer climes, we tend to leave our balcony door propped open overnight, as I hate the artificial air-conditioning - it's so drying for the skin. So it's lovely to wake up in the morning to the "ssssshhhhhhhh" sounds of …
All At Sea
After our first comfortable night on board Queen Elizabeth in which we both slept very well, our first day was spent, as is often the case, at sea en route to our first port of call, which would be Vigo in Spain. You will notice how may times I have said the word "first" but …
