The alarm went off on my phone this morning at 8pm as planned although I had already been lying awake for several hours due to still receiving texts about how Manchester United have erected a '19' sign outside Old Trafford to commemorate how many times they touched the ball in the Champion League Final. Apart from scaring the Bejeebus out of me it also cost me money to receive this text. Anyhow, at least we didn’t oversleep this time.Cabin watch ...

Today is a full day at sea. Now whether it was last night's success at trivia that went to our heads or the fact that we forgot that an inside cabin is like living in a cave and we’d gone in to hibernation mode, we don’t know. Our brains didn’t compute that it was time to get up and our alarm must have had the same problem!! We didn’t wake until 9:55. Morning Trivia was in 5 minutes. Never mind. Let some others win for a change. Lead t...

We arrived at Southampton Western Docks, berth 106 at 11:30. We hadn't even got out of the car and tragedy had already stuck. Had I lost my wallet? No? Had my passport been stolen? No! Had the ship sank before we had a chance to experience its delights? No! I had forgotten my San Francisco baseball cap. Without it I feel I’m just going to become another passenger!!Check in was the fasted we had ever experienced. On entering the dock area there were clea...

The Photos we took during this fantastic trip will always remind us of how lucky we were. Travelpod have kindly edited them in to 1 handy slideshow complete with graphics and travel information. The show does last for 16 minutes but sit back, relax, crack open a bottle of wine and enjoy the trip all over again.Thank you all for reading. Check out our adventures through the Norwegian Fjords, around the Horn of Africa where where we were subject approaching Pirates...

Well this is it. Going home time. Our mum's are calling us for our tea. The final chapter. No more sarcastic observations. It was a blast while it lasted. Hey but the flight isn’t until 23:30 tonight. There is still stuff to do…Chris and Roisin checked out of the hotel at 12-noon.They had managed to fill the 3rd suitcase they had bought the other day. Not sure how. The hotel was happy to store the luggage in their strong room until Chris and Roisi...