2025, if I’m spared

Five bookings so far for next year…for the first it’s QM2 from Curaçao to Southampton in January. 12 hour flight from Amsterdam and then three weeks on the ship. Then P&O Azura in March for two weeks in the Mediterranean from and to Valletta – slightly torn on this one as they don’t give speakers a guest cabin any more but they do pay which Cunard don’t. Then it’s Queen Victoria in July for a trip the length of the Adriatic and back to Barcelona. The following month it’s P&O again, this time Arcadia (adults only) from Iceland back to Southampton, and then in November it’s QM2 up to the top of Norway again. Maybe we’ll get to see the Northern Lights this time. So that’s 11 weeks on ships and quite a lot of time travelling to them. TOPS is planning to do QV and the Norway trip – she’s located a good kennels as she’s been a bit put off by the stress associated with having housesitters look after the place. I might do a couple of new talks…one on Phil Spector perhaps? Any suggestions gratefully received.