Live TransAtlantic on Caribbean Princess. May 4, 2024 - May 19, 2024

[TenneSea]

Thank you Nolan !  I do appreciate that.

[TenneSea]

The port after Ireland was Falmouth, England.  We hired Abacus Taxi (highly recommend) to drive us to Port Isaac for a quick visit to see where the Doc Martin series was shot.  

 

Here are some of the pictures from that day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sail Away from Falmouth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Kellyann]

On 5/15/2024 at 3:23 AM, TenneSea said:

Well, it was quite an experience !  ATS and I got into some storms before, miles off the coast in Florida doing deep sea fishing,  But this was a whole new level.  There was no rain, only high winds and higher waves.

I wonder if anyone knows the height of the waves that night.  We were on deck 11 and watched the splash come across our balcony window.  It was the worst night spent on a ship but we were very lucky that crossing the Atlantic was very smooth..

 

[Kellyann]

Tennesea, thank you for the awesome pictures.  It's helping me relive our wonderful cruise.  

 

[umpire30]

1 hour ago, Kellyann said:

Tennesea, thank you for the awesome pictures.  It's helping me relive our wonderful cruise.  

 

ABSOLUTELY!  Enjoyed following your crossing while dreaming about our crossing back across the Atlantic on the Caribbean this November!  Again, many thanks!

[ecs66]

13 hours ago, Kellyann said:

I wonder if anyone knows the height of the waves that night. 

I don't know if I was reading the websites correctly, but I was on both Ventusky and Windy, and there was the number "20" and higher where the ship was.  So does 20 feet make sense?  I don't know.

[hrhdhd]

The note I sent to my DH that night: "Captain says we're in 35-40 mph winds and 5 m swell."

[TenneSea]

We're off to the Cotswolds today.  I expect to have some down time this afternoon and hope to post more on the cruise ports/and shows.  We also visited New Forest which is close to Southampton.  I'm hoping the pictures I post will pique some interest for future cruisers to spend a day or two there pre or post cruise.  It was facinating and so uniquely beautiful !

[CruzeQueen2]

@TenneSea Thank you for posting your pics- loved seeing Portwenn especially! I am enjoying your reports immensely.

Random question about the ship breakfast location, please and TIA. I will be boarding this ship next month and would like to be ready to "hike" all the aft, or ...? Is it being served in the Palm dining room? 

[TenneSea]

1 hour ago, CruzeQueen2 said:

@TenneSea Thank you for posting your pics- loved seeing Portwenn especially! I am enjoying your reports immensely.

Random question about the ship breakfast location, please and TIA. I will be boarding this ship next month and would like to be ready to "hike" all the aft, or ...? Is it being served in the Palm dining room? 

Yes, breakfast was served in the Palm Dining Room.  Pretty scaled down menu for breakfast from pre-covid days when every day was different with some choices to be made. We went 3 days and one menu item changed every day, the rest stayed the same.

[TenneSea]

Next stop on the cruise (after Falmouth) was Portland/Weymouth.  There is a pretty reliable shuttle from the ship to the town of Weymouth.  There is really nothing to do in Portland, so do go to Weymouth if you want to stretch your land legs.  Not much in Weymouth really either.  I heard there was a nice shopping area.  We walked to the beach and it was pretty.  I only took a few shots.  It is worth the walk from the shuttle drop off to the beach if the weather cooperates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TenneSea]

The last port of the cruise was LeHavre (Normandy).  I booked it as soon as it was available as I didn't want to miss this opportunity.  It did not disappoint.  The tour was 10 hours, 5 hours of that was on a bus.  Tiring, but a very unforgetable day.  The French countryside was beautiful which helped to make the hours on the bus fly by.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Two little people playing on the beach.

 

 

This truly has to be one of the most special places on earth.

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[West49th]

On 5/20/2024 at 12:40 PM, TenneSea said:

Skipping ahead to the post-cruise itinerary.  We have spent the last 2 days on the Isle of Wight in the village of Yarmouth.  It's so beautiful here.  Pictures follow.  Random order.  If you ever get a chance to visit, I'd say do it.  It's a 1/2 hr ferry ride from Southampton - perfect for a pre or post cruise !

 

The needles

 

 

Chair lift down to the Needles - yep, we did it !

 

 

 

Your pictures are lovely.  Visiting the Isle of Wight is on our pre cruise list of things to do.  Once you arrived by ferry from Southampton was it easy to get transportation to Yarmouth?  

[TenneSea]

Yes. Taxis are plentiful on the Isle of Wight at the ferry terminal.  Are you going to West or East Cowes (Osborne House is in East Cowes).

 

Last year we went to East Cowes.  This year West Cowes.  The taxi from West Cowes Red Jet terminal to Yarmouth was 50 pounds.

Edited May 23 by TenneSea

[TenneSea]

Bouncing back to the Isle of Wight.  We had lunch at this great little waterfront cafe "Gossip Cafe"  Great food.

 

 

 

 

Then for dinner, we went to the Terrace.  OMG !  So amazing.  The weather was just perfect and both of these are in Yarmouth on the IOW.  We chose Yarmouth so we could grab the ferry to Lymington which is in New Forest.  It was walkable from our BnB in Yarmouth.  

 

Pics from the Terrace:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bruchetta:

 

Roast Chicken:

 

 

 

[TenneSea]

We absolutely loved Yarmouth.  Little English town.

 

 

 

I love the little village churches scattered all over England.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And, of course, the pubs:

 

 

[TenneSea]

On to New Forest.  Here is a general map of the Forest and you can see how close it is to Southampton.  If I had a day to spend pre or post cruise and were chooseing between Isle of Wight and New Forest, it would be a really tough decision but I just might prefer New Forest.

 

Horses and cows and donkeys and sometimes pigs roam freely all over.  They block roads, wander onto hotel properties, into car parks and they are just so beautiful.  They aren't wild but clearly are the priority creatures in NF.  If driving, you will just have to wait until they decide to walk off of the roads.  They have the right of way.   I just found it so interesting.  Here are some shots:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We saw lots of babies !

 

And cows

 

 

 

 

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We stayed one night but spent 2 days in Beaulieu which is in New Forest.  (pronounced: Bew-Lee) Here are some pics of Montagu Arms which was s-t-u-n-n-i-n-g.  We LOVED it there. 

 

Note: one day in NF is enough to see the horses, cows, etal roaming.  They are everywhere.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TenneSea]

In Beaulieu, there is a famouse Motor Museum which my husband very much enjoyed.  Most of those images are on his phone.  If anyone would like to see them, just ask and I will post them. 

 

Also in Beaulieu and connected to the Motor Museum (all owned by Lord Montagu family) is the home and gardens of their home.  We went through as much of the home and garden as they open to the public.