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19/02/09 - Honeymoon Photos - Part 3

This is the last of the articles. We took 2,108 photos so it's not realistic to put them all on here! I wouldn't want to bore you either!

I've taken a look at getting to the ship and about the ship itself. Now it's time for the ports of call. We only had a day in each and we generally tried to spend half a day partaking in a RCI excursion and the other half doing some shopping and trying to see a beach!

In a cruise diary fashion, I've picked the best picture to sum up each day of the holiday. More

19/02/09 - Honeymoon Photos - Part 2

Our home for two weeks was the Explorer of the Seas, a Voyager class of ship.

She weighs 138,000 tons, nearly a quarter of a mile long and can hold 3,114 passengers on top of the 1,000 crew. Cruising speed is supposedly 27mph which is only possible when all three propellers work. A mishap on the previous cruise meant one was damaged. Thanks to the Cruise Critic forums, we were already aware of the problems and possible implications a few days before the sailing. Non-forum users found out as they boarded and needless to say they weren't best pleased. We weren't happy when we found out but had a few days to calm down :-)

As a result, we went through 3 captains (!) and we lost one port of call (San Juan) on top of the lost port of call (Tortola) we lost (with no compensation) 3 months prior.

This meant we spent 3 days at sea at the beginning, a 3 at the end. The weather held out for us on every day except for the last where we had very rough seas. More about that later. More

19/02/09 - Honeymoon Photos - Part 1

As promised, here's a few of the highlights from our honeymoon.

We went on a 12 night Royal Caribbean (RCI) cruise which, on the whole, was excellent. Their UK customer service support is terrible but the service on board the vessel was outstanding.

We flew from Heathrow to JFK via BA.

T5 was a smooth process. It was the first time we have flown from Heathrow and expected the worst. It was quiet and empty at stupid o'clock when we arrived. It's more focussed on self service which was a bit of a disappointment, given that we were on our honeymoon. Self service is great if you are on business and need to move fast. If you are a holiday maker, a personal service is preferred, IMO.

The flight left a little late after a couple of passengers failed to turn up and the aircraft stairs truck couldn't start. Oops! For those of you who are interested, plane food consisted of a cooked breakfast - with a lamb steak. The mind boggles. More

16/02/09 - Welcome Home To 5000 Emails and A Stolen Identity

I'm back! Me and the wife (!!!) have returned from our honeymoon to the sunny Caribbean. Pics will follow as I'm currently wading through the 5,000 emails (mostly spam) to find any relevant messages.

I've also just discovered that whilst I was sunning myself, someone else has used my credit card to do the same :-( More