Friday 2nd November 2007 We set off for Southampton as soon as Mr C came in from work. I expected a long delayed journey by heavy traffic but in fact we were there within 2 hours and 20 minutes. Check in at the Holiday In was swift and we were given a lovely room up [...]

Thursday 6th September 2007 Ive had 4 hours sleep and Mr C is hovering at my desk insisting we should have been driving down to Dover hours ago.  But I have work to do, then I have to finish packing, oh and I need to get dressed.  A bit of stress later, Im ready, in [...]

Saturday 11th August 2007 An early start this morning as we head off to Southampton again! I thought it best to start out early as it was probably going to be busy as we were well into holiday season. Collected Mum and loaded up the car and we were away. In just under 2 hours [...]

Tuesday 24th July 2007 – Holiday Inn Southampton – QM2 Mayflower Terminal I woke up this morning at 4.30 itching to get up and look out of the window, but somehow I just couldn’t manage it.  I drifted in and out of sleep until 6.30am before getting up and throwing back the curtains.  Wow! The [...]

Just a ship visit this one and not a proper holiday but it was nice to have a look around for the day. A rather chilly, misty Sunday morning finds me in Dover to take advantage of a tour of Crystal Symphony. She is berthed alongside the old terminal at Dover and I have to [...]

Saturday 1th May 2007 As I knew it was going to be a busy day on the motorways due to the football traffic for Wembley, and plus the fact there were 4 ships in Southampton today, I thought I had better have an early start to make sure I didn’t miss any of my Arcadia [...]

Wednesday 27th December 2006 Christmas has been and gone and its time to cruise.  The taxi arrives on time, but I admit to feeling a bit flustered and rushed, but we are soon  on the motorway heading for  Southampton.  At this point Im feeling a bit like the Mum from Home Alone, and Im frantically [...]

Monday 9th October 2006 I woke up at some ungodly hour that seems like days ago at the moment.  It was still dark whatever time it was?  I went down stairs and straight to my office to check out the webcams.  Yippee was just coming up Southampton water and by the time I had made [...]

Friday 14th July 2006 After a very long wait since booking this trip over 12 months ago, the day has finally arrived when I get to board the QM2 with my Mum and show her this magnificent ship.  I had viewed her not long after she was launched and made up my mind that I [...]

Well what can I say… we have been like excited kids all weekend testing out and discovering all the new bits of NCL’s Norwegian Jewel.  And this is my view of her… Norwegian Jewel is 92.000 tonnes and carries 2376 passengers and 1154 crew giving a good crew to passenger ratio.  The Braemar was docked [...]