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LOUIS AURA (ex-ORIENT QUEEN) 14th September 2013
I have enjoyed five Louis Cruises, starting with the lovely IVORY (ex-AUSONIA) in August 2006, and been lucky enough to visit two others, so I was really pleased to think I was going to join the newly...
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LOUIS AURA (ex-ORIENT QUEEN) Part 2
Sunday 15th September 2013 Today on board LOUIS AURA we have almost a whole day at sea, sailing south from Istanbul overnight towards the popular Greek island of Mykonos, which is one of the smallest...
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LOUIS AURA (ex-ORIENT QUEEN) Part 3
Monday 16th September 2013 Our good ship LOUIS AURA has been here in Mykonos overnight, so all the passengers can enjoy another day exploring the ship or the island before we sail just before midnight...
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LOUIS AURA (ex-ORIENT QUEEN) Part 4
Tuesday 17th September 2013I woke up and was soon on deck to discover that we had indeed sailed on time from Mykonos at midnight. It seems that LOUIS OLYMPIA was supposed to leave before us but, after...
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LOUIS AURA (ex-ORIENT QUEEN) Part 5
Wednesday 18th September 2013 We were on the Bridge early this morning ready for arrival in Rhodes. Here we are in RhodesJust ahead of usIt was another hot day and there was time for deck breakfast...
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LOUIS AURA (ex-ORIENT QUEEN) Part 6
Thursday 19th September 2013 We have two ports of call today, and the first one at Heraklion, on the island of Crete, meant we were up on the Bridge before sunrise. I see that my first photograph was...
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LOUIS AURA (ex-ORIENT QUEEN) Part 7
Thursday 19th September 2013 (continued)We approached the volcanic island of Santorini about 4 p.m. under clear blue skies, and had our first view of the caldera soon after. It is such an amazing sight...
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LOUIS AURA (ex-ORIENT QUEEN) Part 8
Friday 20th September 2013 Today we are due in Lavrio(n), a very small port on the Greek mainland, at the very early hour of 6 a.m. Captain Goumas suggested that we might not want to be up on the...
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LOUIS AURA (ex-ORIENT QUEEN) Part 9, the final one
Saturday 21st September 2013After a short night’s sleep, I put my suitcase outside my cabin and headed for the Bridge. The sun was barely up but the light was increasing slowly as the city of Istanbul...
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NORWEGIAN GETAWAY 13th January 2014
When a friend suggested that it might be an idea to get away, it took a few seconds to register that he meant that a group of us should join Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship: NORWEGIAN GETAWAY. That...
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BERGENSFJORD 2014 Part 1
Part 1 – M.S. TROLLFJORD 22nd March 2014I flew with Norwegian Air on an early flight from London Gatwick to Bergen in Norway, prior to joining the brand-new Fjord Line cruise ferry BERGENSFJORD on 24th...
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BERGENSFJORD 2014 Part 2
Part 2 – STAVANGERFJORD of Fjord LineSunday 23rd March 2014 Waking in Bergen this morning I could actually see the top of the mountain just at the back of the hotel, so I hoped that was a good omen...
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BERGENSFJORD 2014 Part 3
Part 3 – KONG HARALD of HurtigrutenSunday 23rd March 2014 (continued) I waved STAVANGERFJORD off and then went in search of a late lunch. Wood you believe this was a free exhibition? I found a small...
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BERGENSFJORD 2014 Part 4
Monday 24th March 2014 Hooray, sailing day at last, and there was blue sky and sunshine outside, just as the Bergen weather forecast had predicted. My hat had dried very nicely overnight on the hotel...
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BERGENSFJORD 2014 Part 5 (the final one)
Tuesday 25th March 2014 It had seemed a short night when a public broadcast announced it was 6.30 a.m. and we would arrive in Hirtshals at 7.30 a.m., so there was time for coffee before going on deck...
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EASTBOURNE PIER FIRE
Saturday 26th July 2014I went to Eastbourne in East Sussex to attend the Lammas Fair, held on the Western Lawn behind the Promenade. It was a beautiful hot English summer's day, and one of the...
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LOUIS AURA 3rd August 2014
LOUIS AURA Several months ago a few friends planned to sail on this little liner and I was happy to join them, for a second trip on the ship. The four night cruise was to sail out of Limassol in...
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LOUIS AURA 3rd August 2014 Part 2
Monday 4th August 2014My View from The Bridge on the television showed sunshine and a calm sea as we sailed along. Early breakfast out in the sunshine on deck was most welcome, and looked far more...
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LOUIS AURA 3rd August 2014 Part 3
Tuesday 5th August 2014 We were prepared to arrive in Kos at 7.00 a.m. but apparently we were delayed by the departure of the Blue Star Ferry 2 plus more wind than expected, so it was 8.00 a.m. before...
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