The Final Chapter

Apologies for the delay, but due to popular demand here is the final chapter in our wedding blog.

After a busy embarkation day and two days spent exploring the chilly and damp delights of Bruges and the hair-raising but drier delights of The Netherlands, we finally got to our wedding day.

There was an early panic when the ship's salon called to say that Julie's hair and make-up artist (who had performed a trial run two days earlier) was ill and unable to do her hair and make-up for the day. Fortunately the rest of the salon's staff stepped up to the mark and did an even better job than the trial run. Our ceremony was performed on time and without incident by Captain Kevin Oprey, it was a quiet and intimate ceremony and perfect in every way. We then spent an hour having our photo taken around the ship before retiring for a short rest. Dinner was the Captain's Welcome On Board Party so we didn't look too out of place dressed up for the evening, but we did have to endure the embarrassment of the restaurant's waiters singing Congratulations to us.

For the rest of our honeymoon, we spent the time exploring beautiful Norway and spectacular Iceland. If you ever get the chance to visit the north of Iceland, do so, it is something special.

Our return journey was not without incident, from the night we left Reykjavik and for the next two days we endured Force 10 and 9 winds. The calmness of the final leg along the English Channel was very welcome.

Finally we arrived back in Britain and they all lived happily ever after.

Fin