Our last evening on Sapphire Princess
Everywhere was busy. first we tried the Savoy, then the Verona and then finally the Half Moon restaurant. We shared a table with another couple. This was unusual as for the last three nights we had been placed on a table for four by ourselves.
Our servers were terrific and made a great fuss of us in complete contrast to our experience of a few nights previously.
I had the water melon and burnt seed, then a Caesar salad, the New York strip steak, apple pie with custard and cream and an extra desert of rum and raisin ice cream. In my defence I had left most of the steak as it was very chewy and dry and was practically inedible.
The balloon drop party was scheduled from 9 pm in the Atrium. By the time we reached it the crowd was three or four deep.
Unlike all the other balloon drops that we’d attended, no attempt had been made to move the tables in the Atrium. These were obstructing the space around the band and made getting to the balloons an obstacle course.
Once all the balloons and crowds had gone.
The house band were excellent and were helped by the brass section and pianist from the ship’s orchestra. They played their hearts out and their version of Brown Sugar was my personal musical high point of the whole cruise.
Back in the cabin we finish packing and put the cases outside a few minutes before 10 pm
From the Cruise Log
St. Peter Port – Friday, 31st May 2019*
Throughout the night Sapphire Princess maintained various north-easterly courses. Once we entered territorial waters of
Guernsey and made landfall off the limits of St. Peter Port we embarked our local pilot and approached our designated anchor position. Sapphire Princess let go her starboard anchor at 06:30, and she was brought up to her starboard anchor at 06:45. Tenders were lowered and the pontoons were rigged and ready and at 07:30 the first guest tender proceeded ashore.With all guests and crew back on board Sapphire Princess commenced weighing her anchor at 17:45. Sapphire Princess swung onto a south-south-easterly course. The Officer of the Watch rang Full Away on Passage* at 18:30, meaning the start of the sea voyage. Throughout the evening we continued to set various westerly within the English Channel towards Southampton.
At Noon
Position: St Peter Port
Sky: Overcast
Air Temperature: 16°C/610F
Pressure: 1018.5 mbs.
Wind: Northerly, Force 3
Sea: Calm
*Approximate at the time of printing.