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A tedious ferry crossing, an attractive stranger, an outrageously confident Frenchman and a spectacular failure of courage. A story about missed opportunities, Gallic charm and what might have happened — although not everything here is quite as it seems.
by Chris Harris Day 8 of a week aboard Cunard’s Queen Anne, sailing from Southampton to Norway and back. This is not a cruise review so much as a diary of what actually happens when you put 3,000 passengers on a floating hotel, give them unlimited food and, in our case, a drinks package. The … Continue reading Cruise Control Day 8: Home
Seven days aboard Cunard’s Queen Anne. Seven blogs involving 3,000 passengers, 1,500 crew, Norway, Denmark excessive quantities of food and alcohol, occasional rough seas and the gradual realisation that cruise ships are essentially enormous floating villages where nobody has to cook, clean or apparently exercise any restraint whatsoever. I’ve now put the whole lot together … Continue reading Cruise Control. A Satirical Cruise Diary.
by Chris Harris Day 7 of a week aboard Cunard’s Queen Anne, sailing from Southampton to Norway and back. This is not a cruise review so much as a diary of what actually happens when you put 3,000 passengers on a floating hotel, give them unlimited food and, in our case, a drinks package. The … Continue reading Cruise Control Day 7: Last Day at Sea.
by Chris Harris Day 6 of a week aboard Cunard’s Queen Anne, sailing from Southampton to Norway and back. This is not a cruise review so much as a diary of what actually happens when you put 3,000 passengers on a floating hotel, give them unlimited food and, in our case, a drinks package. The … Continue reading Cruise Control Day 6: Skagen.
by Chris Harris Day 5 of a week aboard Cunard’s Queen Anne, sailing from Southampton to Norway and back. This is not a cruise review so much as a diary of what actually happens when you put 3,000 passengers on a floating hotel, give them unlimited food and, in our case, a drinks package. The … Continue reading Cruise Control Day 5: Oslo Day 2
by Chris Harris Day 4 of a week aboard Cunard’s Queen Anne, sailing from Southampton to Norway and back. This is not a cruise review so much as a diary of what actually happens when you put 3,000 passengers on a floating hotel, give them unlimited food and, in our case, a drinks package. The … Continue reading Cruise Control 4: Oslo Day 1
by Chris Harris Day 3 of a week aboard Cunard’s Queen Anne, sailing from Southampton to Norway and back. This is not a cruise review so much as a diary of what actually happens when you put 3,000 passengers on a floating hotel, give them unlimited food and, in our case, a drinks package. The … Continue reading Cruise Control 3: Kristianstad
by Chris Harris Day 2 of a week aboard Cunard’s Queen Anne, sailing from Southampton to Norway and back. This is not a cruise review so much as a diary of what actually happens when you put 3,000 passengers on a floating hotel, give them unlimited food and, in our case, a drinks package. The … Continue reading Cruise Control Day 2: A Day at Sea.
Day 1 of a week aboard Cunard’s Queen Anne, sailing from Southampton to Norway and back. This is not a cruise review so much as a diary of what actually happens when you put 3,000 passengers on a floating hotel, give them unlimited food and, in our case, a drinks package. The good, the bad, … Continue reading Cruise Control Day 1: Southampton. Setting Sail.
by Chris Harris One of the more unexpected consequences of starting a podcast is that you eventually have to listen to yourself. At first, that sounds rather exciting because you've finally managed to record something, upload it successfully and put it out into the world. Friends and family say encouraging things, a few people listen, … Continue reading Learning to Stop Pausing with “Um” and “Erm” and Why We Say Them
Eighteen months ago we set up a trading website. To put it mildly, it was a disaster. The content was a half hearted attempt at best. The appeal of building one was obvious enough. Saving fifteen to twenty percent in selling fees and achieving higher prices than on the major platforms is a seductive idea. … Continue reading Building an Etsy Shop. Episode 1: How Etsy Became Both My Best Asset and Biggest Risk.