So the long road home began.Our Virgin Atlantic flight wasn't due to leave Miami International Airport until 21:10 tonight so still plenty of time for things to do, places to see!We departed the Ocean Pointe apartments at 10:30. I had already keyed our next destination in to the satnav; Everglades Safari Park. The Everglades is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We can’t come all this way and pass so close to the natural habitat of crocs and alligators witho...

So, after 18 days and 6800-odd miles we arrived in Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) USA. The clocks had gone back 5 times in 7 days. That meant 5 extra hours in bed!! We thought as this is the ship's inaugural crossing and first time to Ft. Lauderdale we would be greeted by a brass band and treated to a firework display. The Royal Princess came along side at just after 3.30am. No brass band. No fireworks. The local elementary school band and a roman candle w...

Still 3 days at sea to go…I think the entertainments team are running out of things to host. We happened to gatecrash a Grandparents get together whilst waiting for trivia to start. This was actually advertised in the 'Patter'. There were not many people in attendance. The crewmember who was allocated this ‘gig’ must have felt sorry for one old lady who was desperate to share her photos of her grandchildren with someone. She was trying t...

There are 9 sea days during this crossing. 7 of them are in 1 sitting as we cross the Atlantic from Madeira to Ft. Lauderdale in Florida. Roisin signed up for the Pilates classes that are held at 8:00am every other sea day. I have managed to visit the gym every sea day. During my 1-hour workouts, I have cycled a total of 125 miles and burned a total of just over 3500 calories. However, as each dessert aboard must be at least 3000 calories, you can see I'm fig...

We have 2 days at sea now before we hit land again. It's time to sit back and enjoy the ride. Life at sea, however is not all plain sailing (sorry about the pun!) It’s time for another 'incident’.Kaye related to us that as she and her husband Charlie were getting in to the elevator last night. It was pretty full. The elevator stopped at a deck and the doors opened. A man and his wife pushed their way in to the dismay of some passengers alread...