Royal Princess

It's Bank Holiday weekend in a few days in England. Many people take holidays this week to tag the Bank Holiday on as a extra day. So the weather this morning is rain, strong winds, rough sea, mist and not the day to take a tender ride into St Peter Port. Stay on board and enjoy the amenities of the liner. The Azamara Quest had already cancelled and sailed from Southampton directly to Bordeaux. Royal Princess arrived early this morning and was already straining at the anchor as it got less dark.

After the many successful visits of the Royal Princess this year it was a shame that this last one was not. When she arrives back in Southampton after circumnavigating the British Isles she will cross the Atlantic and spend our winter cruising out of Fort Lauderdale to the Caribbean. She will spend next summer cruising from Barcelona and Civitavecchia.

After an hour or so the decision was made to abort the visit to Guernsey and the Royal Princess sailed for Cork. The last view of the liner this year in Guernsey waters looked rather lonely with no tenders or ferries around her. Winter is coming fast it seems. Some of the guests on board may enjoy the liner for almost a month as they combine their British Isles cruise and then the Atlantic crossing.