Enjoyment of a day at sea is always determined by the weather. If rainy - then indoor activities, on this ship in particular, are limited and it can be a very very long and boring day. That is of course for those of us who can't just 'relax' on the balcony and just soak up the serenity! Thankfully the sun was shining and we looked forward to a fun filled day. Brekky, gym, steam room, pool lolling, late lunch, Formula 1 car driving (johns fave part of the day ), n...

John and I quickly erased the bad memories of the dreaded 'organised tour' by preparing for the Cocktail party being hosted by the Captain for us high flyers in the Yacht Club:) In actual fact we weren't that excited but thought we would head in early, and I cut looked like being a little 'lame' we would escape out the side door. Well you would have thought the Queen, or in this case, the King was about to arrive. A welcome party of 8 standing at the door, waiter...

Have I mentioned before how much I hate organised tours? Well today was a doozy! Ephesus is one hour by bus from the terminal so rather than hiring a private tour which runs the risk of arriving back to port late, we opted for the tour organised by the cruise. We weren't alone in our thoughts as 21 bus loads of passengers chugged off at 9.00. Well who knew that Turkey had the best in the world of so many things - our guide Ali of course! He started talking on the...