The six of us in the old gang have just had a cruise reunion at the Belton Woods Hotel. It was great fun and magic to meet up with everyone again. Because we were all together for, probably, the last time before the cruise, we also took advantage of doing a little planning. We've decided we're going to book a yacht for 12 in Barbados and we're also going to have a day at a hotel near the runway at Maho Beach in St Maarten. We did discuss a few other options i...

Less than a year to go and Barbara and I have booked our hotel. We're staying in the Grand Harbour Hotel, which is very close to the City Terminal. I'm not sure which terminal we'll be leaving from yet. I've been doing a little research on excursions already, although it's far too early to be deciding and booking anything yet. I'll be floating them off to the others at our cruise reunion in late March.

Well it may be 20 months away but I've booked a 65 day circumnavigation of South America. It's going to be on P&O's Aurora and she's the ship I did both my 2013 world cruise and 2015 South America and Pacific cruises on. I'll be sharing a cabin with Barbara who was also on the two long cruises. I know that Rob and Linda have booked and that Phil and Yvonne who are currently on board the Aurora for her 2016 world cruise are supposed to be booking today as w...