This will be the first posting from sea where we are heading to Tortola. We have not been to this island before but suspect it is much like others in the area so we have not made plans for any tours. We'll go ashore and walk around to see what we can see. There is a water rafting excursion (not for me) and other trips to see waterfalls, rain forests and monkeys. Also not for me. I see a cold local beer in our future and some people watching from a comfortable bar stool somewhere on shore.
Boarding the ship on Friday was like coming home after a long absence. It's lovely to be on the Whisper, the sister ship to the Shadow which we love. Our suite was as expected and we managed to completely unpack (with a little help from our butler Anand) before heading off to the Captain's welcome party for the World Cruisers. Lots of familiar faces and great to see many old staff members as well. We are told there will be 80 of us for the full voyage.
We have spent the last two days getting re-aquainted with old friends. Some we were expecting to see but others were a welcome surprise. We had dinner on Saturday night with Tony and Patti (New York) and lunch yesterday with James (Singapore). Drinks with Niels and Molise (Denmark) and lots of plans for future dinners with others.
If this blog works the way I hope, there will be a photo of Tony and Patti. If not, I will have to work harder to get it right! I will try to post photos with each note.
In the meantime, we hope you are all well and not too cold back home. The temperature today is 23C and we'll soon be heading to the pool for a bite of lunch.
Ciao for now
K & D
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