No sooner than I had got back from a cruise with Matthew and Hannah that I heard that mum and Adam were going on a cruise. Why Adam? Well, dad once again muttered something about having a real job to do and not having enough holiday if he used it all in January. Mum tells me he is just grumpy and old. But Adam saved the day by agreeing to go with his mum. Which is curious because he has a job as well, so I don’t understand why he had holiday if dad didn’t.

I found out that mum wanted to go on the cruise because it was at a bargain price. Never one to miss a bargain.

05/01 Embark Southampton 06/01 At sea 07/01 Hamburg 08/01 At sea 09/01 Zeebrugge 10/01 Rotterdam 11/01 Le Havre 12/01 At sea 13/01 La Coruna 14/01 At sea 15/01 Cadiz 16/01 Casablanca 17/01 At sea 18/01 Madeira 19/01 Gran Canaria 20/01 Lanzarote 21/01 Tenerife 22/01 At sea 23/01 Lisbon 24/01 At sea 25/01 At sea 26/01 Disembark Southampton

Here are some photos around the ship

Now, this is a strange thing. We were on MSC but it was not the same ship as last time, the MSC Virtuosa. We were on the MSC Euribia. But it was just so familiar. Same layout. Same… well… everything. Then mum explained to me that they were sister ships. I think they were more like identical twin ships.

I got off at Cadiz with mum and Adam.

Have you noticed something special? I am no longer naked. I am wearing my t-shirt that mum made for me. It says “Tedwina – A most well travelled bear” on the front. It has to have my name on it otherwise I suspect Miles would steal it. And he has already got his own t-shirt so doesn’t need it.

I got off again at Lanzarote

My final trip off the ship was in Lisbon

And that is it. Home again!