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I woke up about 30 minutes before the alarm went off. I decided to just relax until 06:30. Once the alarm went off, we got up. We packed the last odds and ends, and I loaded Graham’s boarding pass on his phone. I had a quick shower while Graham made us some coffee. When I had…

The origin for this trip really lies in my 50th birthday that I celebrated in November last year and which is covered in the trip report I just completed. Graham had intended to treat me to a carriage ride in Central Park as part of my birthday present, for me to pick a gift at…

Sadly, all good things come to an end, and this was the day to go home. We had intended to have a bit of a lie in. I had set the alarm for 8:30. However, we were both awake at 08:00. We got up, took turns to have a shower and got dressed. Then we…

We were awake around 7:30 again. We got ready and then went downstairs for breakfast. Graham had some scrambled eggs and toast. I had made myself some vanilla waffles and had Portuguese sausage and hash brown bites. We both had juice and coffee.   Breakfast turned into a bit of a working meal for me. After I…

I mentioned before that some of the recent reviews for the hotel had been less than stellar. There were three main complaints. The one about the condition of the rooms we had managed to put to bed the previous evening. The others were about the noise and the quality of the breakfast. There is a…

Just like this, our cruise was over. We got up just before 07:00. Graham got our magnets in while I packed our last odds and ends into the hand luggage. Then we headed out. The first order of business was to find a view. We had heard that we would have prime views over the…

We woke up around 07:00 for our last sea day. For me, it does not matter how long the cruise is, on the last day of the cruise, I am always miserable. I think even if I was going on a world cruise, I still would not be ready to get off at the end of the…

We woke up around 07:00 again and things felt a lot calmer. We got ready and then headed up to the Windjammer for some breakfast. Graham had fried egg on toast and scrambled egg with shrimp on toast. He also had some oatmeal with dried fruit and some coffee. I had a bagel with cream…

This was the day I was celebrating the big 5-0. We were awake around 7:00 again. Things were decidedly bumpy that day. It is a good job that neither of us gets seasick. We got up and ready and then headed to the Promenade Cafe for some light breakfast. We had plans for lunch and…

  We were awake around 07:00 again. We took our time to get up and ready. Then we went for some breakfast. It was quite bumpy that morning and the pools had been emptied. As there was no prospect of aqua aerobics, we had all the time in the world. We decided to have breakfast…