Christmas Day. Somewhere in the middle of the North Sea. Today is the first of 2 days spent at sea before arriving back in Southampton. This, though, is far and away at the back of our mind. We have 2 full days of jolliment to get through (although 'get through' is probably the wrong turn of phrase as we intend to savour every moment!)We had a well-deserved lie in today waking at 09:15. Santa had been during the night and left some goodies in our cabin. I...

Those of you who are regular cruisers will know that every day, whether onboard or ashore, presents itself with new experiences. Some are good, a few are bad. (It's usually the bad ones that are unavoidable!!). With each voyage, although you can expect many similarities for those who prefer the comfort blanket of familiarity, I’m anticipating something different. This cruise is with P & O (a first) and will be over the Christmas period (another first!)F...

To adapt an old and much used adage: No cruise for 6 months then 3 come along together!!'After the bad storms and palaver we experienced on the last cruise 2 weeks ago, some of us (not me!!) said: 'I am never cruising again’ and here we are once more about to embark on an 11 night cruise around the Canary Islands. In the words of the great Sean Connery: ‘Never say Never Again!!’In the week between cruises, Roisin has spent most of her ti...