Large Ship, Small Allowances

Here I sit on the train to Edinburgh for 2 days of training.  Nothing unusual about that except for the 2 flowered bags I am carrying.   One would be normal for an overnight stay, but the other is actually my carry on bag for the flight to Genoa on Wednesday!   Today, Edinburgh, tomorrow, Manchester, Wednesday, The first day of our Meditteranean cruise on the Ventura!

We have cruised her sister ship, the Azura, so are looking forward to being on another big ship!   My only complaint (already?) is the very meagre luggage allowance. Which explains why I am sitting here struggling on my iPad and not my laptop!  How can a person pack for a 14 night cruise, visiting 5 countries, with only 20 kg luggage and 5 kg carry on?  I have had worse challenges before so I am certain this will all work out well, but please wish me luck anyway!

Another challenge will be doing my blog on the iPad, I keep trying to convince myself it can't be as bad as the last time. But it always is. There seems to be no flexibility with the iPad, so this will really be a basic journal and I apologise in advance.  But it will still be better than nothing, for me anyway! I also can't preview what I have written....

After a training session with colleagues, we went to The Basement for dinner and drinks!  Not a bad way to end the day!






Then it was off to find my hotel room.  Here are two views from my window- overlooking Waverley Station -