Cadiz Spain

Hello readers!

It’s the first of our 14 ports of call this cruise and it’s a really good one to start. The passengers have so much choice with the range of tours on offer here from a day in Seville, Sherry Tasting in Jerez, and even The World of Bees and Honey - the one I would choose myself is a Walking Tour of the City of Cadiz. Cadiz is the oldest inhabited town in the western world and it’s fascinating to explore the narrow lanes of the old quarter which is famous for its picturesque charm.

Today, as usual, my two alarm clocks will go off at 8.00am, and the first thing I do after getting out of bed is put the kettle on. My wife says I am not human until I have a couple of mugs of coffee inside me in the morning! I try to be in our office by 8.30am and I can be sure the Deputy Cruise Director Karen will already be there, she gets in at 7.00am every morning!

Today I have a couple of shipboard meetings to attend - the first at 9.45am and then one at 11.00am. After that, I intend to go for a good walk around the city walls. Cadiz is almost entirely surrounded by the sea; it is virtually an island, so makes for a great hike. All around takes about an hour, so I think it will be about four miles.

Tonight’s star entertainment in the Theatre Royal is Jimmy James, as in Jimmy James and the Vagabonds; he is a fantastic soul/Motown influenced singer who always gives a high powered performance. Also tonight, we have one of the four ship’s bands ‘Natural High’ with an evening of Jazz in our Crow’s Nest lounge, a ‘Night at the Video Races’ (a chance for a drink and a gamble) in our very own pub The Lords Tavern. There are also movies being shown in Chaplin’s Cinema, dancing in our ballroom Harlequins, a Syndicate quiz in Crichtons Lounge and cocktail music in Tiffanys Bar. I wish I was on holiday; there is so much to do! No two evening's entertainment are the same, we have choice and variety every night.

In fact my wife & I did cruise on P&O Cruises Ventura this August with our Son, his fiancee and 8 of their friends as a belated celebration for his 21st birthday. It was a Party Cruise (two night), and a great time was had by all - I can thoroughly recommend these short cruises particularly for celebrations with family and friends

I will be back tomorrow, with tales hopefully of my walk in Cadiz.

See you soon

Nigel