It was a cool start to the day, 15 at 7:30, but it warmed up a bit later, still quite a cool breeze though. We entered the canal slightly early, around 6:15, but I didn't get for about another 90 minutes. We're in a convoy of 22 ships heading north and we're the lead ship. Most of the time the scenery is just desert, but occasional small towns appear on the banks. We did pass one extremely large town on the east bank, which may have been Ismailia. Just...

The weather started off cool at 18 but warmed up as the day progressed. This is really the port for Cairo. As I've already seen the pyramids and Cairo, I decided not to go on a trip there. According to most reports, there is nothing in Sokhna. Rob, Linda, Barbara and I decided to see what was on offer. We took the shuttle to the port gates and on the other side there a lot of taxis touting for business. We discussed the options and decided that rather th...

At 5:00 this morning, the captain managed to secure us s berth, so we didn't have to tender in after all. It was already 27 at 7:30 and hit 34 during the afternoon. There were a Tui and an Aida ship moored across the bay from is. Today's excursion was to a hotel in Hurghada. It turned out to be the Hilton Long Beach. It was just another huge Egyptian resort hotel, like the ones I've stayed in, in other Red Sea resorts. The wifi wasn't working, so ...

We passed out of Pirate Alley at 2:44 this morning. It's quite hazy outside, which is sand in the air, apparently. I was able to walk my mile right round the Promenade Deck today, as they have opened up the aft part again. The weather is cooling a bit, it's down to 27 degrees now. The captain came on today with 'This is the captin speaking', so we knew it wasn't going to be good news. There's a cargo ship that has taken our slot at Safaga, so he's trying...

Fourth sea day on the trot. Another glorious day, sunny and warm. I won another gold sticker in the morning Individual Quiz. Then in the evening I managed to wash my Prize Passport, which was still in my shorts pocket! It's currently in three parts, drying out on my dressing table. We passed an American aircraft carrier this afternoon and I saw two lots of dolphins. I missed the whale though. We should have won the Syndicate Quiz, but the quizmaster,...