or rather, we were......
Aj and I have just returned from a 17 day cruise on the Med, on the P & O liner, "Oriana", a holiday won by aj somewhere or another.
Thanks, P & O.
We have had a great time - good company, masses of entertainment, a good cabin, interesting ports and great food available all day - breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, 5 course formal dinner then cocoa, Horlicks and snacks served in a snack bar on deck 12 until 2.00am
We stopped in Lisbon, Malaga, Marseilles, Genoa, Civitavecchia, Valencia and Gibraltar.
Marseilles was a bit disappointing but it was a wet, cold day and we really only saw the shopping streets and road works galore.
The other stops were all very attractive, especially Valencia, Genoa and Gibraltar.
Free shuttle buses were laid on when necessary to take passengers to the town centres and we had full days almost everywhere thanks to good planning by the Captain and high speeds overnight.
Photos to follow.
We were due to spend 3 days sailing back to Southampton from Gibraltar, docking at 8.30am today.
As we were between storms, we actually sped across the Bay of Biscay, arriving in Southampton at 3.00pm on Friday, a couple of hours before the storm arrived that caused a great many problems.
As it was we were unable to dock in the usual quay due to the rough weather - force 10/11 winds and rough seas.
The liner in the next berth - Oceana - had been waiting to set sail for two days, unable to sail due to the storms, so we were very lucky.to have had such an able captain.
We visited B, E, T and KP on the way home - the house transformed into Hogwarts for KP's b'day party this afternoon. Brilliant!
Aj has come home with a cold - sleeping in front of the fire, under a blanket.
Time for bed!
Aj and I have just returned from a 17 day cruise on the Med, on the P & O liner, "Oriana", a holiday won by aj somewhere or another.
Thanks, P & O.
We have had a great time - good company, masses of entertainment, a good cabin, interesting ports and great food available all day - breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, 5 course formal dinner then cocoa, Horlicks and snacks served in a snack bar on deck 12 until 2.00am
We stopped in Lisbon, Malaga, Marseilles, Genoa, Civitavecchia, Valencia and Gibraltar.
Marseilles was a bit disappointing but it was a wet, cold day and we really only saw the shopping streets and road works galore.
The other stops were all very attractive, especially Valencia, Genoa and Gibraltar.
Free shuttle buses were laid on when necessary to take passengers to the town centres and we had full days almost everywhere thanks to good planning by the Captain and high speeds overnight.
Photos to follow.
We were due to spend 3 days sailing back to Southampton from Gibraltar, docking at 8.30am today.
As we were between storms, we actually sped across the Bay of Biscay, arriving in Southampton at 3.00pm on Friday, a couple of hours before the storm arrived that caused a great many problems.
As it was we were unable to dock in the usual quay due to the rough weather - force 10/11 winds and rough seas.
The liner in the next berth - Oceana - had been waiting to set sail for two days, unable to sail due to the storms, so we were very lucky.to have had such an able captain.
We visited B, E, T and KP on the way home - the house transformed into Hogwarts for KP's b'day party this afternoon. Brilliant!
Aj has come home with a cold - sleeping in front of the fire, under a blanket.
Time for bed!
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