The penultimate day was cool, only about 13 degrees and the sea had 2 - 3 metre waves. Today was the first Monday of the cruise when I didn't put a weekly calendar on the wall. It was very windy when I played deck quoits in the morning. The men have finally pulled ahead in the Battle of the Sexes, so it's all to play for on the last day tomorrow. The Entertainment Team put on a show in the afternoon, which was very good and really funny at times. Ton...

Our last port day :( We arrived on time, but at a different berth, which was nearer the centre than the last time I cruised here. The six of us decided to take the hoho bus. We paid €25 and we had an open top bus to Belem and back, a tram your round old Lisbon and a ride on an elevador. The first bus ride wasn't so good, as there was a marathon or some such race in and some roads were closed. Also, the driver forgot to turn on the commentary for the fir...

Today we passed by Gibraltar at 13:30. The weather was a bit misty and the Rock wasn't that easy to see. I needed three more gold stickers to get a radio. I won one of them in the am Individual Quiz. It was called gold and silver and I scored 19/20. I would have had a full house, but I changed my mind on one and got it wrong. 'Go with your first instinct', is what I always say and I should have followed my own advice! The men have pulled back a few mor...

Another sea day. The men pulled back a lot of points in the Battle of the Sexes. I did my last lot of laundry, anything else I wear on this cruise will be washed at home. Tomorrow is Linda's 60th birthday, but she decided to eat out tonight. We met at 18:15 in Anderson's before heading upstairs to the Pennant Grill. Unfortunately, because of the cooler temperatures, we had to eat inside. The food was good, but some people had cold chips and onion ring...

Day 100. I last visited Civitavecchia in September 2011 and at that time went to Rome. This time I went to Bracciano. The countryside on the way was very pretty. When we reached Bracciano, we first went on a trip on Lake Bracciano. After we arrived at Trevignano, we reboarded the coach to return to Bracciano. When we arrived back in the town, we went to Castello Odescalchi, which is owned by a princess in Rome. The north wing is open to the public, whi...