Europa

A month ago Europa 2 visited St Peter Port for a half day visit, this Bank Holiday Monday it was the turn of Europa. She has a reputation as the most luxurious small cruise liner and on some cruises has a Michelin starred chef in one of the smaller restaurants on board. This Bank Holiday the weather is sunny and warm but the seas and Castle Cornet look surprisingly empty.

I don't know if any guests made it to Moulin Huet, but the cafe was open today for the many cliff walkers about this morning. With the car park at the top of the footpath it's a steep walk to the cafe and the beach, but Renoir managed to make it for one of his paintings.

It was just before midnight when the Europa left for St Malo and tenders were running well into Monday night giving guests the opportunity to enjoy an evening ashore. Europa is on a cruise from Hamburg to Lisbon and will then head for the Mediterranean, and eventually on to Cape Town and the Far East for Christmas. Taking advantage of her size she visits the smaller ports and Friday will see her in St Jean de Luz, a town at the western end of the Pyrenees.