Host Hattie

My mistake, I must have been thinking of Cagliari.

What a shame, I am sure we've docked there in the past. Are there other ships already there ?

Good morning from a sunny Cadiz.

John Smiths was even cheaper but he has standards 🤣

We enjoyed Noir in the Bright Lights Society, we didn't queue and got seats by the side of the stage. Thanks for all the recommendations, it was fun.

We've done BC on Queen Victoria & Queen Elizabeth, the dining room here is much bigger but our table is in a good location and the restaurant itself is in a good spot. So far, we're very happy with BC dining. I've seen the flambé cart but no sign of it in use so far.

The afternoon passed reading on our balcony, napping and finishing the Pol Acker. We tried to go for dinner a little earlier but still caught up with the other couple on dessert. We haven't seen the 3rd couple since the first night so I'm not sure if they've moved tables or are eating elsewhere. It was another good meal and we moved onto the Golden Lion where Mr HH was happy that Marstons Pedigree was on offer at $4.50 and I was happy that the Irish duo played "The Leaving of Liverpool ".

I can recommend the Peanut butter, chocolate brownie dessert.

Thanks for saving me a trip!

A late night meant missed breakfast so we made do with tea and biscuits. We thought Mark Foster's talk would be busy so we'd catch up on the TV later. Mr HH went to the Black Jack tournament and I enjoyed the sea and, once the clouds cleared, the sun on the balcony. We met up for lunch, just the 2 of us at our table again. He went to the Black Jack final (no joy this time) and I checked out the shops.

Me too

I think it depends on the terminal at Southampton, there were porters at Ocean Terminal on Sunday.

We headed to the Queens Room where the dance floor was busy and no sign of a spare table. The Golden Lion was the same so we joined another couple and helped/hindered them to second place in Black and White Trivia. We headed into the theatre just after 10 for the second show, it was busy and lots of brave people turned up late. We've seen Mike Doyle before but enjoyed the show. Not many people can make me laugh and cry. We headed to the Bright Lights for a final drink of the evening and got to bed just after 12. Clocks go forward tonight.

I had an afternoon nap and we went to the talk on Art thefts in the Queens Room. It was busy and entertaining. Mr HH went to the Purser's office to ask them to print a document for him. It was Black and White night and Mr HH discovered that he'd left his black dinner jacket at home 🤦‍♀️. He'll be wearing white every formal night then ! We headed to the Chart Room, it was very busy so we ended up with seats outside. Good for people watching and listening to the String Trio, not so good for getting served. We got our drinks eventually and headed into dinner just before 8. One couple on our table were just starting desserts, the other missing. Food was very good and everyone in the room seemed to be dressed appropriately.

Thanks again for such a great report of your cruise. The amount of detail you included was amazing.

Have you tried the Carinthia Lounge ? Their Light menu items are nice, doesn't really help with dinner at 5 but can be helpful if you miss lunch or breakfast. Room service breakfast and brunch are available.

Indeed .... Mr HH went off to register for archery and I watched the start of the Barbie film. So if you want to know who goes on a cruise to watch television you have your answer! I listened to the pianist outside the Chart Room for a while and we went for lunch in Britannia Club. Fish and chips twice in 2 days for me. The restaurant was fairly quiet and the staff were setting up for afternoon tea as tables were emptied. Our waiter explained that they use the restaurant as overflow for the Queens Room as the first few days are very busy. He also recommended going for dinner as soon as the restaurant opened if we wanted to go to the early show. We're happy with the Late show. Mark Foster was in the lift after lunch so I guess he'll feature as a Speaker at some point this week.

OK thanks, I'll report back.

Mike Doyle is a comedian.

I'm not a fan of queueing, what time do doors open ?

It's a rather grey morning but we made it to the restaurant for breakfast. We were the only ones on our table but had an enjoyable Eggs Benedict. We had a wander around, almost gate crashing the solo travellers' coffee morning in the Chart Room and then going to have a look at the Panaroma pool club, Cabana and the Pavilion via the buffet. It seemed busy but there were plenty of spare seats. A few first impressions- Cabin is fine, balcony seems bigger but that might just be because the table is very tiny! Now we've realised that my battery charger was keeping the night light on we might sleep better.🤣. It's a good idea though. I like the information on the TV. It's good to be able to turn the aircon off. Apart from when we first got onboard we haven't had any issues with the lifts and I like the 2 sets of controls.