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4th February 2026 We are miles away from the Azores heading around 80° (almost due east). Nowhere is there blue sky this morning as I finish breakfast looking out of the starboard side floor to ceiling windows of the Lido.  When I found a table carrying precariously a bowl of oatmeal. banana, honey and plain…

The effects of the storms in North America are far-reaching and between where we are now 34.24°N  28° 33.7 W. (heading slightly NE towards Madeira (where we are NOT calling) and Southampton, the seas are becoming increasingly turbulent although Queen Victoria is taking the least choppy course possible. (09.55 hrs) This feels strange in a…

Ponta Delgada is now cancelled. Next and final port:  Southampton 4/10 Last night in the Royal Court Theatre after dinner, guests were entertained by yet another virtuoso pianist who again “wowed” his almost capacity audience.   No words can portray such unsurpassable musicianship and choice of programme, ‘though.  It was a fabulous show which passed very…

So beginneth the FINAL WEEK of the first CUNARD cruise of 2026. There’s a pronounced but still pleasant chill in the air as we steam forever north east to the Portuguese Islands of the Azores.  Queen Victoria  is definitely  swaying more as we progress towards Ponta Delgada where the weather for the coming week is…

Wow! It’s still magnificent weather with fairly stable seas.  I was awakened as, not unexpectedly, by the cheerful greeting of the stewardess delivering breakfast in bed somewhere between 06.30 and 07.00 daily! to my next door neighbour whose birthday it is today!  Then her T.V comes on.  Unusually today, I did get back to sleep,…

The clocks go forward one hour today  at noon. January is almost over and seemingly, I have dodged a lousy month back home.  On board, there is a plethora of activities and events to distract from the possible boredom of six further sea days. Port days break this monotony but can come with their own dangers…

However, including today, there are nine further glorious days of waking up, flinging back the curtains to reveal an ever-changing and wondrous sea scape.  Decent weather is predicted for the next three days or so.  We are trundling along forever north east at around 15.1 knots. along historic transatlantic trade routes connecting the Americas with…

Yesterday at sea was relaxing, pleasant and warm.  As I said in my very brief blog, yesterday, there was very little distance between Basseterre (Port Zante) and Philipsburg in the Dutch section of St. Maarten.  There was a Captain’s drinks party for loyal Cunard World Club members which took place around the pool area of…

This morning, before breakfast, I proof-read yesterday’s already published blog.  Any tidying up and re-writing today should have come through.  To read again if you wish, click on “uncategorized” at the foot of this blog, then click on the date of yesterday’s Blog 190 to re read the entire entry for yesterday. Today is another…

This morning, I spent an hour or so reading through and amending yesterday blog 189.  If you read it earlier on, it’s worth re -reading as it gives much more detail.  However, I still forgot to mention for some, the most important day of the voyage, January 25th the anniversary of the birth of Robbie…