One of the stand-out components for me on a cruise is the food. We all expect great food on board and this cruise was no exception. Basically the food was superb and plentiful. In fact, you could eat and drink almost continuously from waking up in the morning to going to sleep late at night… … Continue reading Cruise Part 3 – Restaurants, Lounges, Food and Drink →

The MS Boudicca is just our kind of cruise ship… small, intimate. Not the brash, mega-ships that come to mind when thinking of cruising. It is operated by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines. They own 4 ships of similar size and character, Braemar, Balmoral, Black Watch and ours, Boudicca. In fact Black Watch and Boudicca are … Continue reading Cruise Part 2 – The Ship – MS Boudicca →

What with Sal’s health and mobility issues we had decided to get a suite with a balcony. That way if she wasn’t feeling up to doing anything she could still enjoy the view from the room in a degree of comfort. When we checked there was one Superior Suite remaining. When we decided to try … Continue reading Cruise Part 1 – Booking it up →

If you have been reading this blog regularly you will know that my other half, Sally, is not having a great time physically at the moment. What with the cancer returning and with her general mobility issues, not to mention the pain from her sciatica she encounters every day, a holiday of any significance is … Continue reading Cruise to see the Northern Lights and Total Solar Eclipse – Intro →

Many of you will now have had a chance to try out the prototype EV Route Planner at: http://www.evzone.org.uk/planner/ This was a proof of concept for a future version that I thought I would be able to develop some time this year. I hope you have found it useful so far 🙂 I have now … Continue reading The future of the EV Route Planner →