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Sea Travel
Queen Victoria upper deck - David Hughes Interior of Queen Victoria - David Hughes 2
Queen Victoria in port, Mauritious - David Hughes
were richly entertained by the former South African politician
and ambassador Douglas Gibson who, among others, gave a
lecture on Queen Victoria, the monarch that is and not the ship.
After a quick cocktail in the lovely Chart Room Bar, lunch could
be enjoyed in the Britannia Restaurant. The afternoon could
be set aside for swimming and settling into a deck chair for a
quiet nap or to catch up on reading. Some afternoons found
us around 4pm in the magnificent Queens Room, for a High
Tea of note, complete with cucumber sandwiches, scones and
a lady playing the harp. And that’s only the daytime activities.
After all that activity, a break prior to the evening’s offerings
seemed necessary. The evening could include a show in
the super three-deck Victorian-styled theatre, followed by a
second sitting dinner.
The balcony cabin in the aft area on Deck Five, was a pure
delight. An ample seating area with wide screen television,
regularly refilled bar fridge, most comfortable bed and of course
the balcony itself, ideal for an avid ship-spotter like myself.
Anyone can really do it now and experience a cruise - cruise
ship activities today cater for all ages, all tastes, and people from
all walks of life. For this, the shorter Cunard voyage like the one
we did, is perfect.
Find out more…
MSC Cruises: Call: 087 630 0333; website: www.msccruises.co.za
Cunard: Call: 0344 338 8641; website:
www.cunard.com
Cunard/Whitestar Cruise & Travel: 011-4633293;
website: www.whitestar.co.za
Pentravel: Call: 087 094 0011; website:
www.pentravel.co.za.
Flight Centre: Call: 0877 40 50 55; website:
www.flightcentre.co.za/cruises#to-or-from-south-africa
Cruiseabout: Call: 0860 144 721; website
www.cruiseabout.co.za
SouthAfrica.TO: Email cruises@southafrica.to;
website www.southafrica.to
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