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 half an hour later. It…

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 made our way towards the…

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 morning. I had a little…

The Stad Amsterdam sailing vessel arriving into St. Maarten on 22/01/14 Wednesday 22nd January, 2014 Once again I headed up to the open decks to watch…

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 capital of Tortola in 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 breakfast and to also watch…

  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 as there was no rush…

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, or it’s a weekend or…

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 the Ventura for the very…

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 feels like the length of…