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,...