Wansbrough Posted October 12, 2014 #1 Share Posted October 12, 2014 I started dabbling at blogging in 2010 after being really inspired by my late father-in-laws blog from his Grand Voyage of South America the Amazon River & Antarctica After following that and then discovering all the other countless cruise blogs on the internet I decided it was time to dip my toes in the water too. :) So this is where I am now, still blogging mainly for the family back home whenever we are onboard a ship but now revealing it to the big wide world here too. :eek: http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMidwestMariner Posted October 14, 2014 #2 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAOk1945 Posted October 30, 2014 #3 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Wow! Your blog is fantastic! Such a wealth of information and wonderful pictures. I'm going to visit it again and again as I have time. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted November 26, 2014 Author #4 Share Posted November 26, 2014 http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wpid-p1060034.jpg As is with most of our cruises it generally starts with an early morning departure to reach the airport for an early morning flight and today was no exception, by 3:00am we were on the road heading for Heathrow. The first draw back was that the M4 was shut between junctions 11 and 8 which meant... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2014/11/norwegian-spirit-postcard-1-the-trip-to-barcelona-the-ship/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted November 27, 2014 Author #5 Share Posted November 27, 2014 http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2014/11/norwegian-spirit-postcard-2-valencia/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted November 27, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted November 27, 2014 http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2014/11/norwegian-spirit-postcard-2-valencia-5/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted November 28, 2014 Author #7 Share Posted November 28, 2014 http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wpid-p1060268.jpg The day started off really windy and overcast and didn’t really improve until late afternoon when the sun broke through. Breakfast was taken in the Windows Dining room this morning where the surroundings were a little more civilised than the buffet.At 10:00am we went along to the Cruise... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2014/11/norwegian-spirit-postcard-3-a-sea-day/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted November 29, 2014 Author #8 Share Posted November 29, 2014 http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wpid-p10603491.jpg Last night we actually managed to see one of the shows in the theatre and it was some illusionists called Sander & Alison. The production was called Magika and was actually very good. I always chuckle to myself when the introduction goes along the lines of…..and they have performed... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2014/11/norwegian-spirit-postcard-4-tangier-morocco/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted November 30, 2014 Author #9 Share Posted November 30, 2014 http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wpid-p1060367.jpg Well last nights forecast was certainly spot on. After leaving the almost tranquil port area we were soon in the Atlantic and bobbing around like a cork. There has been hardly any let up since we left last night, in fact we got very little sleep because of the rocking and rolling of the... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2014/11/norwegian-spirit-postcard-4-a-sea-day/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted December 1, 2014 Author #10 Share Posted December 1, 2014 http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wpid-p1060421.jpg Picking up from last night, we agreed to go and see the show which I have to admit that I wasn’t that interested in. The show itself was a violinist called Gary Lovini who apparently won New Faces in the 80’s (I am sure we have seen him before and I was that impressed before). One of... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2014/12/norwegian-spirit-postcard-6-santa-cruz-tenerife/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted December 2, 2014 Author #11 Share Posted December 2, 2014 http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wpid-p10605041.jpg The weather on this cruise has certainly played its part in what we have done and today was no exception. On our sail in we had beautiful blue skies but were not surprised to see the island covered in clouds. The forecast the previous night was 71F and sunny but this I think was a little... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2014/12/norwegian-spirit-postcard-7-arrecife-lanzarote/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted December 3, 2014 Author #12 Share Posted December 3, 2014 http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wpid-p1060561.jpg This was our third sea day on this cruise and the first on our return leg back to Barcelona. All of a sudden time seems to have flown by and it only seems a few days ago that we were embarking.The clouds have continued to follow us but we did get some brief sunny intervals around midday when... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2014/12/norwegian-spirit-postcard-8-a-sea-day/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted December 4, 2014 Author #13 Share Posted December 4, 2014 http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wpid-p1060706.jpg We arrived at a sunny Malaga at 9:00 this morning and were sat on a coach by 9:15 ready for a tour organised by one of the members of our Cruise Critic Roll call to Granada and specifically the Alhambra Palace. The journey took around 2 hours and when we arrived we were met by our guide Danny... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2014/12/norwegian-spirit-postcard-9-malaga-spain/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted December 5, 2014 Author #14 Share Posted December 5, 2014 http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wpid-p1060822.jpg Last nights entertainment in the theatre was a fantastic show combining several of the acts and it was called Elements, It featured the illusionists, the acrobatic duo along with the ships cast and was a real visual treat which depicted the elements such as fire, wind, rain etc… It... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2014/12/norwegian-spirit-postcard-10-the-final-sea-day/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted December 6, 2014 Author #15 Share Posted December 6, 2014 http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wpid-p1060871.jpg The morning has finally arrived where we have to get off and go home. We arrived alongside at just after 5:00 this morning and left the cabin at 8:00 and headed for the buffet instead of the dining room as planned. As there are some 200 passengers who got on at Malaga we thought that there is no... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2014/12/norwegian-spirit-postcard-11-barcelona-disembarking/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted May 18, 2015 Author #16 Share Posted May 18, 2015 At the start of the year we thought a cruise for us in 2015 was well off the radar but after a change in direction with regards to our future plans, the opportunity for us to be able take a cruise materialised and so we leapt at the chance to take Alex away for half term at the end of May. The... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Wansbroughs-Digital-Postcards-from-the-Norwegian-Jade.jpg http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2015/05/norwegian-jade-cruise-preamble/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted May 24, 2015 Author #17 Share Posted May 24, 2015 It was most welcome that today we were not in port first thing and we all were able to have a bit of a lie in. In fact it was quite a leisurely morning where we eventually went for breakfast around 10:30 which we enjoyed sat out the back in the open in an area called The Great Outdoors.Â* ... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/wpid-wp-1432501073979.jpg http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2015/05/norwegian-jade-postcard-2-dubrovnik/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted May 25, 2015 Author #18 Share Posted May 25, 2015 http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2015/05/norwegian-jade-postcard-3-a-sea-day/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted May 26, 2015 Author #19 Share Posted May 26, 2015 After saying we weren’t going to do too much at any of our ports of call we changed our minds today and took a trip into Athens. And what’s more Alex came too! He even agreed to get up early to come with us so it was breakfast in the Great Outdoors and then off the ship.Because the... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/wpid-wp-1432643570730.jpg http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2015/05/norwegian-jade-postcard-4-piraeus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted May 27, 2015 Author #20 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I will pick up from where I last left off and will just add that we didn’t go to the show last night which was the ships cast doing a musical called “Shout! The Mod Musical”. We just didn’t fancy it and so just went to dinner as usual and then finished up with a couple of... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/wpid-wp-1432739823777.jpg http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2015/05/norwegian-jade-postcard-5-kusadasi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted May 28, 2015 Author #21 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Last night’s show, The Tenors of Rock wasn’t too bad at all, they were in fact four and not a five piece as billed and all from the UK. They had according to one of the group they had been on X Factor a few years ago but being as I am not a fan of the show then there is little chance... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/wpid-wp-1432830927001.jpg http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2015/05/norwegian-jade-postcard-6-a-sea-day/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted May 28, 2015 Author #22 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Last night’s show, The Tenors of Rock wasn’t too bad at all, they were in fact four and not a five piece as billed and all from the UK. They had according to one of the group they had been on X Factor a few years ago but being as I am not a fan of the show then there is little chance... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/wpid-wp-14328309270011.jpg http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2015/05/norwegian-jade-postcard-6-a-sea-day-4/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted May 29, 2015 Author #23 Share Posted May 29, 2015 We really enjoyed last night’s show which was called Elements and thought it was every bit as good as the first time we saw it on the Spirit last year. The show itself finishes with the crew parade and the ships singers belting out the company song which I hazard a guess is called ”... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/wpid-wp-14329166079911.jpg http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2015/05/norwegian-jade-postcard-7-split-croatia/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted May 30, 2015 Author #24 Share Posted May 30, 2015 We arrived on schedule this morning for the transit into Venice cruise terminal. The skies were clear which meant we had beautiful sunshine for the trip in. This was the 4th time we have sailed into Venice and it’s still quite a breathtaking sight as you pass by all the picturesque... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/wpid-wp-1432969335163.jpg http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2015/05/norwegian-jade-postcard-8-venice-disembarking/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted June 10, 2015 Author #25 Share Posted June 10, 2015 We selected this cabin for a couple of reasons, those being it needed to be big enough for 3 and it needed a balcony. I read a of review on Cruising Mates by someone who had stayed in a mini suite on this ship. Norwegian Jade Mini Suite, 11532, Cat .MA. It was pointed out that the mini-suites... http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2015/06/norwegian-jade-looking-back-with-a-few-photos-and-observations-part-1-the-cabin/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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