Arcadia leaving her berth in St Vincent on New Year's Eve.
Our Cruise Director Nigel Travis sets his watch with the Bridge clock to prepare for the big count down to 2010.
James and Nigel sharing a joke on the Bridge lookout chairs! 
Commodore Steve Burgoine gives us a final briefing on the arrangements for passing the Ventura just after Midnight. Also in the picture is Martyn Elliott our Chief Technical Officer and Ashley Cooke our Staff Captain.
The Crows Nest Staff get ready for a big evening ahead.
The Ships was very stylish for New Year's Eve.
The GLOBE was all set for the New Year's Eve Ball.
The weather was perfect for the open decks.
Passengers had a New Year Celebration Party to remember!
New Year's Day in Barbados alongside VENTURA.
Premiere Sous Chef Seby checking that all is ready for The Portunus Lunch.
Helen, Dolphy and Natalie hosting the doors at The Meridian for the Portunus Lunch.
The waiters get ready to meet, greet and seat.
Peris and Norma Winston Jones - great blog fans!
Helen Donolly and Natalie Brady - our Future Cruise and Loyalty Managers.
The Azores come into sight on Wednesday morning.
The fine Portuguese Architecture.
The Waterfront at Ponta Del Garda.
The New Passenger Terminal.
The Ship's Agents give James and Jackie a guided tour of the Terminals facilities.
Arcadia alongside the coach park area.
The Conference Centre.
A Naval ship arrived while we were alongside in Ponta Del Garda.
Assistant Food and Beverage Manager & Arcadia's Wedding Coordinator Nicola Read, and Stewardess Pam get ready for a very special Renewal of Vows Ceremony.
The Viceroy Room om Deck forward by the Crows Nest.
James - get off your soap box!
Mr and Mrs Tom Brady - arriving for their Renewal of Vows Ceremony with Commodore Steve Burgoine.
James popping in to wish Tom and Elaine well and catch a quick photograph for the blog!Elaine is a great blog fan and is of course the one and only 'Aurorabore'!
Also in this picture is DD Natalie Brady, Elaine and Tom's daughter.
Some wonderful seascapes as we cross the Atlantic.
The A Factor today in the Ship's Atrium.
It is very clever what our Chefs can do with food displays.
Learn how to Napkin Fold.
James on the ivories.
I am learning to smile more when I am playing!
The Bridge Team - sharing their knowledge.
The Technical Team - sharing their knowledge also!
Nigel Travis interviewing the Headlines Theathre Company in The Palladium Theatre.
Every event in The Palladium Theatre is closely monitered by our Production Team.
An unusual flower creation by our onboard Florists!
The Caribbean Princess berthed in Barbados. Princess Cruises is a sister company to P&O Cruises.
Arcadia sailing into Bridgetown Barbados to tie up aft of the Ventura - New Year's Day.
Arcadia's storing operations underway.
Jackie, Passenger Services Manager and Sheldon, Front of House Manager on dockside business.
It was great to meet up with Captain Alistair Clark on the VENTURA.
James and Jackie on company business!
It was nice to see Children's Facilities on the Ventura!
Ventura's Yourth Director Mark was asking after my Nephews who cruised last year on Ventura!
A view of Arcadia taken from Ventura.
The Caribbean Princess taken from Ventura.
Ventura's impressive Atrium.
The is the route to my Office in the mornings!
Elaine ( Aurorabore ) pops in to visit me at Blogger Command!
Commodore Burgoine presents December's CRUISE Awards to the Ship's Company. CRUISE is our customer care programme.
Dress up, show up and take part!
Arcadia in St Lucia.
It is always good to get a walk ashore!
Catch of the day!!!!
St Lucia - Terminal Building.
Arcadia alongside in St Lucia.I do hope you have enjoyed these photographs.
All is well and we are due in Vigo tomorrow.
Regards
James.
The time to repair a roof is when the sun is shining.
John F Kennedy, 1917 - 1963.
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10 comments:
Thanks for all those pics! Congratulations Tom and Elaine - hope you had a day to remember.
I love all those pics!
Congrats Elaine!
Can't wait to hear your comments on your 2nd wedding.
Good Morning to all in Arcadia,
Once again great photo's.
Congratulations to Elaine and Tom on renewing their vows, it is nice to have a face to put to the name of "Aurorabore"
Hope you have a great day in Vigo, and that most of your passengers can get home and also that those joining are able to get to Soton.
Cant remember my blog sign in so will try and sus it out whenever.
Hello to Steve Mitchell.
ps forgot to put my name
Geoff Witts Perth
Great Pictures James. Thanks for sharing the sun whilst stuck in Minus 20 degrees celcius in Lancashire!
Well done James on another wonderful blog, other's dont quite have the knack of blogging like you do, its brilliant and makes the reader feel like they are all part of the cruise/celebration etc. Keep them coming, I am so looking forward to going around with World with you on Arcadia.
Cheers
Mary
Many thanks James for keeping us up to date! Only two more 'sleeps' before I get Lyns and Ian home - icy roads and snow permitting!!!!! Congratulations to Mr & Mrs Aurorabore I hope they have had a lovely time. Enjoy Vigo and I hope Sunday runs smoothly fofr everyone.
Best wishes - Mrs.T
Minus 20 degrees, oh my god!
I seriously would not be able to cope with that, we are at the moment aroud 30 degrees c and very high humidity, sweat all day and night and love it, can't cope with below 18 degrees C. Have just got out of the pooland am shivering so must go. Hope you all manage to get to and from Arcadia on time.
Lovely photos James and it was great to see Captain Alistair Clark again - I sailed with him on IP when I was a lowly AP! Say hello to him if you meet up again. Have a good turnaround in Soton.
Karen Butler
Oh gosh James, breakfast was a let down today - I'd rather be in Cafe Vivo having my fruit salad and danish or up in the belverdere having an omelette. Instead I just have to put up with special K :-o(
Weather here is freezing. White, white everywhere! I suggested to Jackie yesterday I could stay on to be Natalie's assistant whilst she's on her own, but then you'd be stuck with me for the whole world cruise as I don't fly! As it is I seem to have come home with a stinking cold - that seemed to get worse the minute I came through the front door. GGGrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Managed to escape it onboard!!
Can't get back into the swing of things!
Thanks for everyone who sent their good wishes on our renewal of vows. It was all a surprise that I was told about on christmas day. Tom and Natalie had been organising it all for some time, I believe. No mean feat as I am the one in charge of the family budget, so they had to do it all without my knowledge. It was just a small family affair with a lovely meal afterwards in Arcadian Rhodes.
Well I'd better get myself organised. It's now nearly lunchtime and I said I'd meet my son today.
The BOB looks very calm today James. The one place everyone fears was quite good for us on J922 wasn't it? It was the part after that, that the wind picked up ;-o( I see Oriana has got it quite rough today, but I think they are a day ahead of you guys aren't they. Hope you miss it!
Elaine (aurorabore)
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