Planet Ruby Starrs

We have enjoyed this cruise...  The top 5 things I liked best about this cruise 1. The people, both guests and other speakers/ enrichment team. Great crowd - made some good friends. 2. Great cabin, in spite of constant elephants dancing at 4 in the morning (deck 3 hazard apparently) and it being beige, good location and decent size. 3. Enthusiasm for Dr Fred. The Fred (as in Dr not Olsen) fan club grows... lectures full, stargazing over full - even staff requesting sessions.... 4. The scrap heap build a boat challenge , great fun - opportunity to chat to staff and guests - obs best cos we won🤣🤣 5. Sunshine..... 6. The day out in St Lucia... 5 things i liked least 1. No outside comfy seats 2. The Borealis beige and often uncomfortable. 3. Beige food - although speciality foods excellent 4. Caribbean, interesting to have been, but too many islands not enought time to explore each one enough 5. Th...

We had a quick landfall at Praia del Vitoria... we had been here in July so just got the shuttle bus into town, walked though the high street down to the marina and then walked along the promenade back to the ship. It was crazy windy... I just thought one gust and we will be in the sea. Which is what happened to Dr Freds hat😂😂. It was a good walk in spite of being buffeted along. We stopped about half way and had a coffee and a sandwich in a nice bar with panoramic sea views.  Once back in the ship I finished my latest novel - My Fathers House - by Joseph O'Conner. Excellent read, well recomended. The sail away party was noisy so we waved goodbye to land - 3 days at sea to Portsmouth.  Those days passed surprisingly quick... chatting to guests, other speakers, watching a couple of shows because we had met the performers... I never quite made it back to art class - but had a really fab morning with the artist in residence playing withbger ...