Cruise Specialists host Deidre Irlam has hosted many voyages over the years, but this one truly felt like an exciting new voyage and so we're sharing her first hand experience to on a voyage to India. It began on a Transatlantic crossing to England via the Queen Mary 2, … [Read more...]
Cunard Queen Mary 2 2010 World Cruise Update
After a gorgeous day on the sugar cane and beautiful beach strewn island of Mauritius we headed for South Africa- with Rev Desmond Tutu on board as our interesting and somewhat controversial keynote speaker. Our first port was to be Durban with the many high rise blocks of … [Read more...]
Cunard World Cruise Update – Queen Mary 2
Queen Mary 2 - 16 March 2010 Arriving in Sydney harbour is always special and this time we arrived in the afternoon. We were met at the Heads by hundred of small boats and the shoreline was lined with many people - much flag waving from those ashore and those of us on … [Read more...]
Cunard Queen Mary 2 World Cruise Update
Feb 23rd 2010 Greetings from Queen Mary 2! Just about on the equator as I write. This has been a very busy and exciting few weeks visiting so many exotic ports. Cochin, India where a cruise on the still little known backwaters is a must. Puket, Penang, Kuala … [Read more...]
Cunard World Cruise Update
Jan 30th 2010 Greetings from Queen Mary 2! We are presently in the south Arabian Sea heading for Cochin, India where we are due to arrive early tomorrow morning. Today the sea is like glass, hardly a ripple, except for the flying fish, as we glide smoothly along. We now … [Read more...]