Took the bus from Manchester yesterday, overnight at the Ibis, breakfast at IKEA and just boarded the Queen Victoria (Cunard) for a six week cruise around the Mediterranean, Dalmatian Coast and Turkey.

We opted for a large inside cabin this time, loads of room! Completed the muster requirements and now having our first drink in the Golden Lion. If you don’t count the glass of bubbly in our cabin, courtesy of Cunard.

First stop Cadiz on Wed, fingers crossed the Bay of Biscay will be calm!!