Alaska Cruise pt 1
I’m now on the final stretch of this epic 46 day cruise. We are now fully booked with 2000 passengers. After leaving Vancouver we had a sea day heading up the coast with Vancouver island on the port side and…
Tokyo- Vancouver Cruise pt 2
After a week at sea we arrived in Seward, Alaska - my first time in this state. It was a little cloudy but the scenery was magnificent. We were surrounded on three sides by snowcapped mountains. I’d been up since…
Tokyo – Vancouver Cruise pt 1
This is the third or four segments on this 46 day cruise. After leaving Tokyo Bay, we had a sea day heading north to Aomori. I hadn’t seen much of Georgia on the last segment because she was finishing her…
Tokyo – South Korea Cruise pt 2
After South Korea we had three more stops in Japan before arriving back in Yokohama. First up was Nagasaki. The sail in to Nagasaki was highly scenic and as the sun was shining everything looked better. I abandoned ship and…
Tokyo – South Korea Cruise pt 1
It was change-over day on Monday with a number of people getting off a new persons just getting on. I’d booked it as a separate cruise for fiscal reasons and was lucky enough to have the same cabin, so I…
Tokyo-Taiwan Cruise
After boarding the Cunard Queen Elizabeth I met with Georgia in the rather splendid, Garden Lounge. It was fabulous to see her. Being a paying passenger, she’s allowed to have breakfast, lunch and dinner with me, if shifts allow. Georgia…
Las Vegas & Scottsdale
March/April Better late than never with this blog. Spending four nights in Vegas at the Golden Nugget was the prelude to a family holiday in Scottsdale, Arizona. There were three highlights of Vegas. Firstly the Mob Museum just a short…
Cyprus & Rhodes
Wednesday 1st - Cyprus Another splendid day weather-wise. Not a cloud in the sky, reaching a high of 76°. We had travelled 170 miles from Israel to Limassol in Cyprus. I had developed a cold in the last few days…
The Red Sea to the Dead Sea
Monday 27th - Ashdod, Israel Only the second ship tour I’d booked on, I was heading for the Dead Sea and Masada. Luckily my poker buddies were on the same tour. It’s nice to know a few people on the…