The last port of call and it was dull this morning as we berthed in Lisbon harbour. Arrival time was too early to go on deck and capture the sights of the Christ the Redeemer statue, the suspension bridge and the Henry the Navigator statue.Off the boat at half ten and had a leisurely stroll into centre of Lisbon. Ready for a coffee by the time we flitted in an out of the wine shops which were offering tasting of their wares. Plenty of port and Madeira wine to ...

We are sailing through the day to arrive at Funchal, Madeira. The scheduled arrival time is 8pm which will leave us a couple of hours after dinner to get the party into full swing in the run up to the bells at midnight.It was quite a rough sea all the way from Tenerife. No luck again in the carpet bowls or for that matter in the quiz/ brain teaser/ scattegories games.

Well, Santa did not get stuck in the funnel. We got a small present from CMV's Santa. CMV cufflinks for me and a mirror compact for Danuta. We also got a boxed set of playing cards and poker dice.I had hung up one of my kilt socks but was disappointed. No apple, orange or tangerine, not even a selection box. Probably just as well there was no selection box what with all the food on offer.The evening dinner was a full Christmas menu - six courses ( pushed ...

Planned the rest of the holiday and booked a trip to the Sunday morning farmers market and the whole day East Coast tour for Monday. Iwona also booked a Saturday morning Levada walk.