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| The Ventura. Photo: P&O |
Six years ago my wife Rosemary and I had our only ever Christmas without our family, a Caribbean cruise. Sunshine and calypsos.
A lovely experience, made even better by an email telling us of the birth of our first great-grand daughter Rosa.
No cruise, no family this year but I have the consolation of enjoying Christmas at Sunrise.
And, thinking about it, I realise that living here is something like enjoying an extensive cruise.
The passengers are different, of course, generally older than the cruisers but more of a family.
My ‘cabin’ is bigger, and more comfortable than on our Christmas cruise liner, Ventura: no balcony but bay windows looking out into the world, my Christmas tree lights twinkling.
Service? Even better and more personal with carers looking after us 24 hours a day.
Meals? Excellent, three a day, served in a spacious dining room with wine or beer on the menu.
No swimming pool but a spa bath on order.
Definitely no dancing. Too many wheelchairs and sticks and no lavish west end style shows, but plenty of ‘on board’ entertainment, quizzes, art and flower arrangement classes and bingo, visiting entertainers.
No shore excursions but made up for by our coach trips to the seaside, country and castles. We don’t miss the health and beauty salons as we have our salon and visiting hairdresser, nail artist and pedicurist.
Above all, cruising aboard the Sunrise is made so much more enjoyable and rewarding by the warmth and kindliness of everyone on board, from Sara, the captain-general-manager, first officer Virgil and all the team.
Above all, on the Ventura, no one popped their head into your cabin door to say, ‘Goodnight, Bob’.
Christmas cruising may be exciting and interesting, but I am happy to be on the good ship, Sunrise and am looking forward to next week.
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