Today we woke up to the sun streaming through the windows and lovely blue skies. Yesterday was a grey overcast day again but it certainly wasn’t cold. Whilst doing my walking round the prom deck in the morning I had to take my jacket off as it was so warm. I also had my first sighting of dolphins which was beautiful. Went to the first lecture of Mark Labetts ( The Beast off The Chase) but he keeps himself well hidden as no one see him round the ship much. A no...

Slept quite well but as soon as I woke at 7am I could feel a slight moving of the ship. Looked out to see that we were just moving out and had left about 20 minutes earlier at long last! The ship has recently been refurbished and is now a mellow beige, cream and blue decor and looks very nice. Had a Facebook meeting at 11am in the Crows Nest so went to that and met the people I had been conversing with on the run up to the cruise. After, it was Battle of the Sex...