Saturday 25th January We arrived alongside the pier in Curacao just before 07:30 and the announcement was made advising passengers that we could go ashore…

Friday 24th January Ventura arrived into Kralendijk on the Dutch island of Bonaire at around 08:00. I was up on deck to watch as we…

Today was my second “at-sea” day on board as Ventura cruised the Caribbean Sea en route to Kralendijk in Bonaire; where we will arrive tomorrow…

Wednesday 22nd January, 2014 Once again I headed up to the open decks to watch us berth alongside the pier in Philipsburg, St. Maarten. Today…

Tuesday 21st January I was up very early at around 06:30 and decided to get myself ready and watch us arrive into Road Town; the…

Monday 20th January Today I was awake fairly early around 06:30 and decided to get ready and head up on to the open decks for…

  Sunday 19th January, 2014 After a very peaceful and well-deserved sleep, I awoke at around 07:30 and decided to take my time getting ready…

Let’s face it, airports can be very busy places at the best of times; but as soon as the schools are out for the holidays,…

Saturday 18th January, 2014 Today I flew from London Gatwick to Bridgetown in Barbados with Thomson Airways on a chartered P&O Cruises’ flight to join…

There is nothing that I dislike more when flying to encounter lengthy queues at the check-in counter, through security, and then have to walk what…