I've already had two yellow fever jabs, but the last was over 20 years ago. WHO has just decided that one jab and you're covered for life. I'm making sure I can board the ship, as P&O have been saying 'no certificate, no embarkation'. So today I had another jab. When I was researching clnics the one I chose charged £55. The next day, when I booked the appointment online, the price had risen to £62! So I'm covered and so far, touch wood, no side effec...

Well I have to go now, I've just paid Thomas Cook the final invoice. We've booked a few more excursions. Rio, Montevideo, Callao, Barbados and St Maarten have all been booked and in some cases completely paid for. Now I'm just waiting for P&O to issue their excursions. Barbara is coming up for lunch the day after tomorrow and we'll have a good old chat about this cruise and another we're taking in April next year. Things are slowly coming together.

Well, eight months before we arrive we've sorted out some excursions! Twelve of us have booked a private catamaran charter in Barbados (see picture). Eight of us have arranged a private guide in Callao, Peru. She's going to take us to Lima. I found out about her from a couple (Pete and Marissa) that Javon and I met on our Asian cruise on board Celebrity Constellation. Finally, Barbara and I have booked a resort for the day in St Maarten. It's actually by th...