And we're off!

We left MK about 10.30 and got to the dock 2hrs later. It was much busier so there was some waiting around in the departure lounge. 5 mins though for check in & sercurity instead of 1.5 hours at Heathrow can't be beaten!

On board we could get into our stateroom (canon immediately and the luggage turned up piecemeal over the next hour. We had lunch in the Belvedere restaurant and headed to muster for our practice drill. There Andy bumped into someone he knew from work. Typical!
We set sail at 4.30 following the Oriana out of port and followed by the Aurora - p&o flotilla! We had our obligatory champagne and watched the scenery start to change.


We headed to try our luck at the spa giveaway again- last yr Victoria won a free G-form treatment. This year she won a free teeth whitening worth £200! Good start! We also got a discount for a hot stone massage which we're both having tomorrow!

We're sailing by the Isle of Wight now- we remembered binoculars this time & Andy claims to see Osbourne House. Weather is beautiful & we hope it continues!! We have 2 sea days now until we reach Gibraltar on Saturday lunchtime.

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