Slept quite well last night despite the weather. I think I have a cold coming though. The Captain told us this morning that some gusts yesterday were over 70 knots per hour. Also, some cabins on the port side had a bit of flooding through their balcony doors. The dance floor in Carmen's was also flooded (though this was because of a burst pipe in the galley), so the dance classes that would normally take place in there will be in Masquerades instead. I ...

Another lumpy night, but I slept well enough. My after breakfast mile was probably the windiest I've taken. Passing round both ends, especially the covered part behind the Curzon at the bow, was like walking through a wind tunnel. The Captain said in his 9:00 broadcast (which takes place any time between 9:00 and 10:00) that the weather would be much the same as yesterday for the next couple of days. They've emptied the swimming pools as a precaution. A...

Warm and overcast to start, then about 11:00 it rained, lots. The captain told us that we had been the only one of six ships scheduled to stop at Rarotonga, over the last few days, that had actually made it. Sorted out yesterday's photos on the laptop. Then had lunch with Ray and Jane. I thought I'd give Battle of the Sexes another chance. It was still as bad. It was spitting with rain when I started quoits and it was a little heavier when I lost in the...

Gong xi fat choi. Happy Chinese New Year. 27 degrees at 7:30. A maiden port for P&O. Just before I left my cabin for the excursion, there was quite a breeze and some ominous looking clouds. This is the second of three consecutive tender ports. Because of the swell, it took a lot longer to tender to the dock. The tenders were moving about a metre up and down between the tender and the ship. Once we were on land, we boarded the bus to the lagoon....

Slept really well last night. Another beautifully warm and sunny day. After breakfast and a mile, I sorted out my photos on the slowly disintegrating laptop and then went and sat in the shade by the Pennant Bar with Barbara. After lunch I lost in the first round of quoits and as the laundrette was full, I went to see Lee Konowe's lecture on 'Spies, Terrorists and other Bad People'. He's not the most inspiring speaker and I'm not sure if I'll go to any more. ...