Anthony set his alarm for a 7:30 start, but he neglected to factor in the change to the ship's clock overnight. So we were awake from 6:30 for a 9:45 shuttle bus from the port to Stockholm! The trip was around 56 kms and we arrived in the beautiful sun filled city in about an hour. We passed the stadium where Eurovision had just been broadcast from and were let off at the Opera House. We wandered across one of the 57 bridges in Stockholm in the beautiful 27 d...

Breakfast and a movie by the pool. The sun is out but the breeze is fresh. Today is a sea day: lots of relaxing in the sun.At 12 noon the ships horn blasted: not the usual midday blast, but the tune of the "The Love Boat".We watched the cocktail waiters perform their show juggling bottles and glasses and listened to a band playing some old disco numbers. It seemed that we had indeed transported through time to the original Love Boat!In the cabin we had a large fl...