From Colombo to County Durham
Got up early this morning (7.00am) to find that the Boudicca was docked in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. We hadn’t been here before, but our flight home wasn’t until teatime, so at least we’d have some time to explore our 89th country, and indeed we had an excursion booked after breakfast. We...
Britannia, the "Shoe Lady"
Felt really depressed that we were down to our final day on the fabulous Boudicca. How the last fortnight had flown! Today we had a nice leisurely day at sea, with a packed itinerary. We had a good breakfast in the Secret Garden, then attended a talk at 9.45am by Roger Cook; this one was called “...
Magical Maldives
When we woke up this morning and went out onto our balcony, the sunshine was already bright and the day was hot, even at 8.00am. The Boudicca was at anchor in the turquoise water, and we could see a small island in the near distance. There were no excursions scheduled today, because the island of...
Swimming, Snorkelling, Sand & Scrapes
Woke up this morning to find the Boudicca at anchor off Malé, the capital of the Maldives. We hadn’t been here before so we were excited about the snorkelling trip we’d booked for this morning. We love snorkelling, and had done it extensively on our incomparable cruise around the Galápagos Islands...
Oceans Club & Twinkle Toes
Got up at 8.00am and went out on the balcony to see what the weather was like. It seemed a little breezier this morning (but still very warm) and, while the sea was still calm, we noticed more ripples on the surface and could feel a very slight motion from the Boudicca. We went down to the Tintagel...
In the Realm of King Neptune
Ahh… it was another glorious day as we woke up this morning around eight o’clock as usual. Going out onto our balcony, my eyes screwed up against the brightness of the sun, we saw that once again the weather was perfect, with fluffy white cumulous clouds above a blue, blue Indian Ocean. We went int...
Britannia Rules the Waves!
Today we had a packed programme of events to look forward to, as we got up around 8.00am and went out onto our balcony to another warm and sultry day. We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast in the Tintagel Restaurant, then went outside to take a stroll around the decks and breathe in the salt air. Every...
Beautiful Beau Vallon
This morning, when we got up and went out onto our balcony, we discovered we were docked in Victoria, the capital of the Seychelles, situated on the island of Mahé. Today we were booked onto a half-day tour to explore this area and also spend time at the beach. It was hard to believe we were halfwa...
The Living Seychelles
We had to be up at 07:15 hours this morning as we were due to go on tour at half past eight. We enjoyed a good breakfast then gathered together suntan cream, mozzie repellent, hand gel and local currency ready to disembark the ship for today’s tour, which was called “The Living Seychelles”, hence th...
New Year, New Country
Got up quite late this morning (9.00am) and, while Trevor went down to breakfast, I preferred to enjoy some coffee and fresh fruit in our cabin, while I slowly (and rather sluggishly) got washed and dressed. Going out onto our balcony, we looked around with interest at our surroundings. We were not...
New Year's Eve at Sea
Another long, leisurely sea day today as the Boudicca just glided along placidly in the warm turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean; it was great to wake up this morning on the last day of 2018, and look forward to just doing what we wanted, when we wanted. What we wanted to do first, in fact, was...
Cruising the Indian Ocean
OUR “30th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY” We got up about 8.00am and went out onto our balcony, where it was already a very fine day, although there had once again been showers of rain overnight. We went along to the Tintagel Restaurant for breakfast, then decided to go an do a few laps around the deck, just...
The Tropical Island of Réunion
We had to get up early this morning, at 6.15, in order to participate in our half-day excursion. In any case, tonight was the first of the formal evenings, so we knew (from experience) that there would be Buck’s Fizz available in the restaurant to imbibe with our breakfast. In the Tintagel restaur...
Exploring Île aux Aigrettes
It was a struggle to get out of bed this morning due to the 4-hour time difference (it felt like 3.45am) but we nevertheless got up and went out on our balcony, which was already very hot and sultry after the coolness of our air-conditioned room. The deck was wet in places, however, so there had obv...
Bound for the Boudicca
On disembarking the aircraft, if we’d thought our destination was minutes away, we had another think coming. We may have arrived in Mauritius but, as it would turn out, we still had a long time to go until we boarded the Boudicca. What can I say? Here we all were; tired, dishevelled and disgruntled...
From Manchester to Mauritius
Christmas 2018 was unusual in our house; instead of all the excitement and bustle and planning involved with the season of goodwill, we were immersed in the excitement and bustle and planning of another epic cruise, flying out from Manchester Airport tonight, Boxing Day. Yes! We will be jetting off...