For a cruise wrought
with bad weather and rough seas the last day and half on board wasn’t much
different. Our ship left Bergen, Norway late in the afternoon just before another storm
was coming into port so the captain did his best to forge through the swells of
the front and make it to calmer waters. By lunchtime the following day the seas
began to level out and walking around the ship was considerably easier. Although, it seemed as if most passengers had retreated to their cabins for fear of
another onslaught of bad weather.
We spent most of our
last full day on board lounging around the common areas catching up on reading
(Amanda) and sketching (myself). Both activities proved to be stomach turning
experiences for most of the cruise with a pitching deck on unstable seas so it
was nice to sit comfortably for a little while and not feel queasy. We also
started planning for our next set of visitors along with working out a schedule
for our final trip within the UK and the last hurrah in Europe!
When we finally
arrived back in London Amanda and I were both more than ready to get back to
our normal, stable, rock solid lives and while we have enjoyed both cruises we’ve
taken during our time in the UK, I think we are probably going to avoid the
Marco Polo for awhile. With all the news worthy events that have occurred to
the Marco Polo in the last two years; Ran aground, Noro-virus outbreak (we witnessed this one first hand) and a death on board due to rough seas -- I think it’s probably
better we just stay away for a bit. Of course, I should stress that it wasn’t a
bad ship by any stretch and we did generally enjoy our time on board it’s just
had an incredibly unlucky stretch since we discovered it a two short years ago. Perhaps a bigger boat in a different part of
the world would be better for us. Anyone interested in joining us in the Caribbean? I promise we’ll do our best to not break the boat!
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