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Category Archives: Canary Islands
Goodbye Marco Polo
The year 2020 had been a very tough one for the cruise industry. Since the shutdown was completed in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have lost ships and cruise lines. Cruise and Maritime Voyages (CMV) went bust in … Continue reading
Posted in AIDA Kreuzfahrten, Canary Islands, Cruise & Maritime Voyages, Cruises, Cunard, Fred Olsen Cruises, General, Lisbon, Marella Cruises, Northern Europe, P&O Cruises, Phoenix Reisen, Pullmantur, Royal Caribbean, Saga Cruises, Ship Stalking, TUI Cruises
Tagged AIDA Kreutzfahrten, AIDAcara, AIDAstella, Amera, Amsterdam, Aurora, Avonmouth, Balmoral, Black Prince, Boudicca, Cobh, Columbus, Cruise & Maritime Voyages, Cunard, Dublin, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, Guernsey, Isles of Scilly, Lisbon, Marco Polo, Marella Explorer, Mein Schiff, Mein Schiff 3, Mein Schiff 4, Ocean Majesty, Oceana, P&O, Phoenix Reisen, Portsmouth, Pullmantur, Queen Victoria, Ringsaskiddy, Saga Cruises, Saga Rose, Saga Sapphire, Scillonian III, Thomson Cruises, Thomson Spirit, TUI Cruises, Vision of the Seas, Zenith
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Independence OTS Cruise – Tenerife to Southampton
The afternoon’s weather wasn’t much better as we had heavy rain showers from nowhere. Thankfully, by the time AIDAbella sailed at 4pm, it had stopped. Our departure was 6pm only we went 20 minutes early. I really wished Captain Remo … Continue reading
Independence OTS Cruise – Lisbon to Tenerife
We and Columbus 2 were both due to sail at 6pm so I went to the Diamond lounge just after 5pm for a while then headed out. We were late but then so was Columbus 2! I found out later … Continue reading
Independence OTS Cruise – Southampton to Lisbon
It had been almost 4 ½ years since I last set foot on Independence of the Seas. 2nd May 2008 for the maiden voyage and now I was finally going back on a longer cruise. Shorts are an ideal way … Continue reading
Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012!
Well it’s that time again when it’s out with the old shippy year and in with the new. What a year it’s been, beginning in January with a trip to Southampton Docks to help the journalist, Steve Read document the … Continue reading
QM2 Cruise – Lisbon to Southampton
It was another flipping drill, this time for all crew doing In Port Manning. I chatted to the Maitre ‘D of the Queens Grill as he waited. He’d been with Princess before. Since I hadn’t bothered doing anything I went … Continue reading
Posted in Canary Islands, Cruises, Cunard, Lisbon, Princess Cruises, Ship Stalking
Tagged Cunard, Grand Princess, Lisbon, QM2, Southampton, Vigo
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QM2 Cruise – Gran Canaria to Lisbon
Gran Canaria is beautiful. It rained in the mountain on our tour but then was boiling back in Las Palmas. Once we got back to the port, I went wandering for ship pics. This is why I prefer a cruise … Continue reading
Posted in Canary Islands, Cruises, Cunard, Fred Olsen Cruises, Lisbon, Royal Caribbean, Ship Stalking
Tagged Adventure of the Seas, Balmoral, Cunard, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, QM2
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QM2 Cruise – Madeira to Gran Canaria
After a snooze, I went out at lunchtime to catch the shuttle and hoped it had stopped raining. Really annoyingly, the aircon was kicking out cold instead of hot after their electrical ‘tests’ so I woke up with a sore … Continue reading
Posted in Canary Islands, Cruises, Cunard, Fred Olsen Cruises, P&O Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Ship Stalking
Tagged Arcadia, Balmoral, Cunard, Liberty of the Seas, Madeira, QM2, Tenerife
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QM2 Cruise – Southampton to Madeira
This was my first time on Queen Mary 2 and my first Cunard since disembarking the QE2 for the last time on the 27th October 2008. Three years, three days later, I was back! Unfortunately, when you’re a solo traveller, … Continue reading
Posted in Canary Islands, Celebrity Cruises, Cruises, Cunard, P&O Cruises, Ship Stalking, Southampton
Tagged Arcadia, Celebrity Eclipse, Cunard, Madeira, QM2, Southampton
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