We awoke early this morning; in fact, at 6.00am I went out onto the balcony hoping to watch the sun rise, but we were on the wrong side of the ship! Nevertheless we lay in bed for a while, looking out at the mesmerising sight of the sea passing by, then got up around 6.30am. The weather was cooler than we expected, and although it was bright and dry there were quite a few cumulus clouds in the sky and we hoped the sun would come out later. Today was the first ...

As expected, we kept waking up through the night, but we still did manage to get some quality sleep, so we got up at 6.35am and I made a beeline for the large bathroom and enjoyed a long, hot shower and washed my hair. While I was getting ready, we made the most of the coffee percolator in our room and watched the breakfast time news. Opening our room curtains wide, we looked out across the road towards the airport where we could see aircraft taking off and landi...

Well, it is that time once again folks, when we find ourselves all excited about going on yet another holiday. Today we were jetting off to Los Angeles, where we were due to spend a night in a hotel near to LAX and join our ship Celebrity Eclipse tomorrow, to set sail for the amazing islands that make up Hawaii, the 50th state of the USA. We got up at 4.00am on this chilly October morning, thankful that the ever-present rain we have been experiencing for the la...