Very very sadly, our Suite time had come to an end. We packed up our few remaining bits into our hand luggage, and I was going to sit out on the balcony one last time while Ian did his back exercises, but we had a sudden rainstorm, the first since our very first day in Bridgetown. I had to content myself with watching the Azura ship from inside, and commentating on how early their excursions departed. We had to be out by 8am, which we were, on the dot, then we headed for the theatre to leave my hand case. Our airport transfer was at one, so we had a few hours to kill.
We started with our usual Epicurean breakfast, amazing as always, before saying our goodbyes to the good waiters. Then a look in the library where we still couldn’t see Kathy’s books. Wonder where they are?
We decided to camp out in the Crows nest where we spotted The Queen Mary had docked.
Around 12 we wandered down to the Sunset Bar for some snap and a last free drink, then collected my hand case and waited in the Theatre for instructions. Before 1pm we were all loaded on to buses and headed for Grantley Adam’s airport. The stern lady on the bus informed us we would be waiting in the Concorde hanger. Apparently Barbados was one of the routes for Concorde and they were gifted one when it stopped flying. They use its hanger as an overspill waiting area. We queued up and went through security then wandered around a bit. Ian decided to take some photos so he went to the nose end where a security guard let him go back out! On the way back in they just waved him through, no need to pass through security again!
The Concorde hanger
We were called nice and early, and were all ready to leave bang on time. No captain Pizza Hut this time sadly. We managed a few hour’s sleep before we landed 20mins early at 4am and were soon on our way having picked up the car from the excellent Meet and Greet.
We had a wonderful time on our cruise. We loved the suite, the Epicurean breakfasts, the excursions and all the Caribbean Islands. We both agree our favourite island was Bonaire and the golf cart exploration. I especially liked the beaches and the warm sea.
We probably wouldn’t cruise with P&O again, the Dining room let them down and we are Royal Caribbean fans at heart, but we wouldn’t get that kind of suite for anywhere near the price we paid so are glad we did it this time. We would definitely visit the Caribbean again, there are so many islands left to see.
Cheers!
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