30 MARCH 2012 Our second full day at sea actually gave me a chance for a decent lie-in (and no stickers). This cruising lark is very hard work! I kid you not!Every day that we dock at a new port means that I have to be up with the sparrow’s fart (maybe that should be the macaw’s fart over here?), about 6.15 in order to be awake enough to receive my breakfast. We have to be on the dockside or at least ready to disembark by 8am for most of the trips. T...

29 MARCH 2012 Slept like a baby last night. I have to admit that I am finding the dinner company a bit tedious now. Punch and Judy were asked by the restaurant manager if there was anything that they would like to eat that had not been offered. Punch said 'fish and chips' and Judy said ‘Pie and mash’ – at this point I wanted the earth to open and swallow me up! Donut ended up the evening completely sozzled and made no sense at all. Time...

28 MARCH 2012Well, Julian did not disappoint! He looked every inch the Ralph Lauren model in his tux, red bow tie and matching cummerbund. He was of course fashionably late and made a diva's entrance. He was absolutely gutted to see an old fat American on the next table in a white tux with red bow tie. If looks could kill! Oooooohhhh!!The food last night was quite nice, I wasn’t really inspired by the menu. My options are always limited due to my not li...

27 MARCH 2012Dinner last night was to be my first meal on board so I wanted to feel the part.I came on board with 30 kilos of luggage, which is 66lbs in old money. Probably 16lbs was non clothing, so how could I not find anything to wear? I decided to pop up to a bar and get some decision making Shiraz and mull over my options. Got a tad waylaid by getting off the lift on the wrong floor and finding myself in the library. You know me, can't resist the writte...

26 MARCH 2012Hmm where to start? Only tried two of the pillows before I dropped off, woke up about 6am local – Pusstin would be proud of me, waking up at his usual brekkie time. At this point I thought, have a look out of your window, why not? Nice patio door, small terrace and bright blue sky which was blotted out by the biggest ever private yacht I have ever seen. It's called Poseidon and puts all those Russian oligarchs to shame. Come along comrades ...