THE CLARE'S TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD

2026 – February – Hong Kong – Day 18
Our final morning on the ship had us up with a 7am alarm to allow time for one last breakfast before

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 17
Our final day at sea began leisurely, so we headed for the served breakfast in the Dining Room about 9am. Karen started

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 16
We woke this morning in Ha Long Bay, in what was formerly North Vietnam. Today’s plans had been the subject

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 15
Another much-needed day at sea began with an 8am alarm — no, I’m not sure why either. The weather forecast

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 14
We both groaned as the alarm went off at 5.45am – a silly time to be getting up on a

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 13
Today was another sea day — effectively a holiday from the holiday. I was awake just before 7am and couldn’t resist immediately

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 12
As we were in no rush today, Karen decided she wanted breakfast served to her in the Dining Room. I

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 11
I was greeted by Karen yelling “GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!” the moment she woke up. I was genuinely impressed that she’d remembered to

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 10
Today’s blog starts with a correction, as yesterday’s completely missed one of the best and funniest moments of the trip

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 9
An almost decadent late alarm call got us out of bed at 6.45am and into breakfast, ready for our first – and

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 8
We decided we would need a holiday to get over this holiday as our alarm went off at 5am again

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 7
Another 6am start — this time the alarms went off exactly as planned. At 6.15am our pre-ordered hot and cold

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 6
Well, the ship’s alarm was utterly useless. It went off at the time it had been set, completely ignoring the

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 5
My third and final attempt to wake up early to phone BA failed today on three separate counts. Firstly, I didn’t

2026 – January – Singapore/Cruise – Day 4
I had half a plan in my mind to try and call British Airways at exactly 8am this morning to

2026 – January – Singapore – Day 3
After a dreadful night’s sleep, courtesy of jet lag and far too much caffeine late in the day, I was

2026 – January – Travel Day(s) to Singapore
It was meant to be a leisurely start to both the morning and the trip. Our flight wasn’t until 6.40pm

2025 – January – Caribbean Cruise – Day 10
Some days on holidays are better than others but all the time we are away together are good. This day

2025 – January – Caribbean Cruise – Day 9
The alarm went off at 5.38am on Karen’s phone. My phone now also said 5.38am but we didn’t know if

2025 – January – Caribbean Cruise – Day 8
Today we were all at sea – again. We had no real plans for the day other than it was

2025 – January- Caribbean Cruise – Day 7
Just before this trip Karen & I had started watching the new version of West Side Story. I say start

2025 – January – Caribbean Cruise – Day 6
This morning I waited for Eggs Benedict for both of us and they were up to usual the high standard.

2025 – January – Caribbean Cruise – Day 5
St Thomas was waiting for us as we pulled back the curtains and looked just as we thought a Caribbean

2025 – January – Caribbean Cruise – Day 4
Land ahoy I shouted when I peered out of the curtains as I could see the ship was approaching Antigua.

2025 – January – Caribbean Cruise – Day 3
A lazier start ensued for our second at sea day. We headed up to breakfast sometime after 8am and for