Deep sleep. I always seem to sleep really well on ships. Must be something to do with the motion of the ocean even though I cant really feel any movement at all. We are scheduled to arrive in Nassau in the Bahamas around 8.00 today. We have an excursion booked to The Blue Lagoon today so we have to be up an out as need to meet on the pier at 8.30. We have breakfast in the Windjammer before throwing some beach towels, iPods and cameras into a bag and heading down ...

Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink. I awake at 4.30am parched and dehydrated. Not sure how that happened. Could it have been that second bottle of wine last night? Most likely. My soda cup for once is empty and I only manage a couple of drops of fluid before knocking it over and waking Peter.I am fully awake a few hours later and feel better after the first cup of coffee that Peter has retrieved from Cafe Promenade. It's hot outside on the balcon...

After a good nights sleep we awake as Allure drifts into the Bahamian port of Nassau. The hot tropical sun is starting its climb along with the temperatures. We head down to the main dining room for breakfast. Suitably nourished we grab our things and head towards the Solarium at the front of the ship. It's an adult only area and a nice place to relax and chill. The place is deserted as a lot of people have gone ashore. Having visited Nassau more than once we...