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After setting sail from the so expensive Monte Carlo and seeing how the other half live, it was time to get ready for the evening entertainment on board Britannia. In the theatre was the Moscow Duo ‘Duo Bolshakov’ with both shows being well attended, Dance Date in the Crystal Room and later on sounds from The Crystal Band and Sarah James on Vocals. As the weather was perfect for the night ahead it was time to head upstairs to the open decks for 3 amazing shows starting with ‘...
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So after a late sail leaving Barcelona at 11.30pm after watching two amazing local shows with Flamenco Jose De la Vega and the Comedienne in the theatre ‘Ria Lina ‘ and late night disco finishing 2.30am it was time for Bed to get ready for another sea day.
Friday 21st June 2019 Sea Day
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So after a busy sailaway from Cadiz it was time to go down for everyone to get showered and ready for dinner and the evenings Entertainment onboard. With three full shows in the theatre with Headliners with ‘Once Upon a time’ and two full shows in the Live Lounge with the amazing vocalist Jayne Middleton as Annie Lennox, with late night disco finishing at 3am.
Wednesday 19th June 2019 Sea day....
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So after sailing from Southampton down the Solent, the we turned right to sail towards the ever so popular ‘Bay Of Biscay’, first night on board with the brand new show in the Headliners Theatre with the Headliners Cast 3 ‘On The Horizon’ which both shows were well attended and down in the Live Lounge it was Pulse with the ‘Welcome on board the ship show’ which both sets were greatly received by our guests and then late night disco went on till 1.30am (2.30am) which we had to...
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🇬🇧 Southampton 15th June 2019 🇬🇧
The sophisticated lady of the seas is our flagship and your home from home for the duration of your holiday. Before she even sets sail, she’s a destination in herself, an amazing setting in which to enjoy the perfect holiday. Our aim is to help you create as many of those as possible, whatever you get up to.
Onboard for relaxation? We’ve got hundreds of ways to entertain you, from the shows in our state-of-the-art, 936 seat theatre, to our sh...
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So after another successful sailaway from Olden with the connortations duo, Ben & Sarah and the Senior Officer ‘Scenic Sailaway’ up on deck 18 it was time to head down for the evenings entertainment. Hollywood & The Kings to full shoes and it was heaving in the Live Lounge for Pulse’s ‘Legends of Rock’ followed by late night disco and ballroom dancing in the Crystal Room before we had a good nights sleep before our final port of call....
Thursday 13th June 2019
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So after a another successful Dj Martin’s chilled out sailaway from Flåm, music to recognise the outstanding beauty of the Norwegian backdrop, then it was time to get ready for the evenings entertainment onboard. Both venues were full to the brim with Manuel Martinez down in the live lounge with his crazy and zany magic show and the Headliners with Sound of the underground in rhe Headliners Theatre, with late night disco finishing off the evening on board Britannia.
Wednesday... 12th June 2019
🇳🇴 Welcome to Olden 🇳🇴 Scenic splendour sets the tone in this enchanting port of call, idyllically set at the top of the innermost arm of the nordfjord, an almost 65 mile long inlet, cut deep into the coastline. Olden itself is a charming village and popular tourist resort, nestling in a valley beneath magnificent mountains whose towering peaks reflect in the deep green waters of the fjord. With an arrival of 8.30am and all onboard for 5.30pm, and no need for a shuttle bus as we dock right by the small village. 4.30pm on board on deck 18 aft we celebrate our event for Teenage Cancer Trust - Trek the deck - donate £10 and receive a trek the deck t-shirt. With our Connortations duo setting the scene for the sailaway this evening at 6pm. Evening entertainment this evening starts in the theatre with ‘Hollywood & The Kings’ - taking you back to the smokey sophistication of the jazz and swing world, celebrating the iconic artists of a that classic era, with a few twists along the way. Performed by a trio of tantalising talent direct from the west end and Broadway offering stunning close vocal harmony and chemistry that is second to none. Down the other end in the Live Lounge we welcome back Pulse with ‘Legends of Rock’ with an epic Pink Floyd ending!! Followed by late night disco with Dj Martin before we have a good nights sleep before our next port of call and our final port of call, Bergen.
Limelight club is the final performance of Michael Starke as he gets off in Bergen and we welcome Physic Sally onboard. The Pursuit game show starts in the Crystal Room two Entertainment Hosts battling out just like the infamous game show on TV ‘The Chase’.
As well as the normal sailaway onboard Britannia we also offer an ‘Exclusive Scenic Sailaway’ - looking for that perfect unobstructed view as we sail away from the beautiful port of Olden? Join our officers in a private setting and enjoy a selection of drinks and canapés as we set sail - a small fee of £25 applies.
That’s all for today, happy sailing to one and all and fair winds...see u tomorrow for the final installation of this cruise before we arrive in Southampton on Saturday 15th June
A big thank you for all the great comments for yesterday’s blog I am overwhelmed plus the 3000 followers.... #amazeballs
Here is also a few pictures of the Loen Skylift that we did last year https://m.facebook.com/pg/djmartinscruise blogthisisthelife/photos/?tab=album& album_id=2235817380062497&ref=page_i nternal
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Ever thought with all these quizzes and deck sports on board what you could win with the ‘Gold Stickers’ that we give out to the winner/winners....
What is a prize passport?
During your cruise you will have the opportunity to participate in a range of hosted events. Every time you win one of our games, quizzes or sporting events, you will receive a golden sticker. Simply collect as many stickers as possible during your cruise then join us at the awards ceremony to claim your ...prizes. The more stickers you collect, the more and better prizes you can take home Prizes include:-
Usb Car Chargers Pen & Keyring sets Trolley coins Mouse mats
Pool bag & Micro Fiber towel Bag hangers Champagne stoppers
Usb portable Chargers 4 USB port Umbrella 4gb usb stick
Leather luggage tag Notebooks 3 piece wine set Weather station and clock
Tumbler glass Whiskey glass Baggage scales Flask sets Wine cooler sets Oven gloves Maglite torches Binoculars

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So after a successful Party Sail along from Stavanger it was time to get ready for the evenings entertainment onboard. Both venues were full to the brim with Pulse down in the live lounge with 80s night and the mind reader in rhe Headliners Theatre. Sunsets are amazing in the North of Europe especially in the regions of the Norwegian Fjords, if you ever get a chance to sail with us, it’s one of the most spectacular views you could ever imagine. After late night disco is was t...ime to get 40 winks or a good nights sleep before our next port of call.
Tuesday 11th June 2019 Welcome to Flåm
The beautiful small town of Flåm is nestled in a tributary of the worlds longest and deepest fjord. Surrounded by steep mountainsides, picturesque waterfalls, deep valleys and scenic fjords, this area is a Norwegian paradise. You can enjoy Flåm’s natural beauty on a coach tour, from the fjord or on one of the worlds most breathtaking railway journeys. Whatever your choice, you are bound to leave with a wealth of photographic memories.
With an arrival of 8am and all onboard for 5.15pm for Dj Martin Scott’s scenic Sailaway with chilled out music to adapt to the amazing scenery you can see from top deck then it’s time to head down to get ready for the evenings entertainment we have on offer tonight.
In the Live Lounge we welcome back the crazy, zany ‘Manuel Martinez’ all the way from Cuba 🇨🇺 showing at 8.30pm and 10.30pm, at the front of the ship in the Headliners theatre we welcome back our very own Headliners with ‘Sound Of The Underground. Entertainment elsewhere we have Michael Starke from Brookside with his second show in the Linelight, and in Brodie’s it’s ‘An evening at the races’ where you can bet on those virtual horses and the game show ‘Landslide’ in the Crystal Room with entertainment host Amie and Lee. If you don’t fancy getting off Britannia, there is loads to do on board, we have a plethora of quizzes and deck sports including archery and Britannia’s very own Crazy Golf course in the Crystal Room. Next port of call will be Olden and Bergen and these two ports I will have to stay on for duties but will update you as we go along !!
That’s all for today readers Happy sailing to one and all and fair winds.
Dj Martin
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So after sailing from Southampton down the Solent, horn blasting against Azura, we got to the Isle of Wight, Azura turned left for Warmunde, Germany and we followed suit towards Norway with Azura being about an hour ahead of us. Last night we passed Dover about 1.30am whilst I was going strong in the Live Lounge with Late Night Disco and we had Azura to our port side and then we overtook her and sailed past her and left her in the distance. Both shows were fully attended with...
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First of all may I congratulate our Queen, Queen Elizabeth II a happy birthday for today Saturday 8th June 2019.
So with an early arrival into Southampton last night after our amazing sail in party where it poured down but the show still goes on!! So with us being in early it doesn’t change the evening. So as normal it was ‘Sound of the underground’ in the theatre with our new cast of Headliners and ‘Thank you for the seventies’ in the live lounge with Pulse followed by late ...night disco with myself. So as we say farewell to our guests today and welcome our new guests onboard for the Norway fjords cruise to Stavanger, Flåm, Olden and Bergen the holiday starts right now! With drills at 5.15pm then head goto deck 16 for the Southampton sailaway and let’s hope it doesn’t rain again!!
So in the theatre tonight we welcome ‘Dean Stansby’ - A piano vocalist who backed groups such as Westlife, theatres and Wembley stadium, down in the live lounge it’s the ‘Welcome aboard the ship show’ followed by late night disco! In the Linelight we welcome back Claire Sweeney for another dining experience for a small fee.
If it’s your first time on Britannia then you could join one of the Entertainment Hosts for a little tour around the ship at 1.30pm and 3.00pm (meet at the atrium starboard side)
A day at sea tomorrow for a little rest to see what Britannia has to offer on this amazing journey to Norwegian fjords, see you on Monday for an update from Stavanger.
The sophisticated lady of the seas is our flagship and your home from home for the duration of your holiday. Before she even sets sail, she’s a destination in herself, an amazing setting in which to enjoy the perfect holiday. Our aim is to help you create as many of those as possible, whatever you get up to.
Onboard for relaxation? We’ve got hundreds of ways to entertain you, from the shows in our state-of-the-art, 936 seat theatre, to our shops and our indulgent Oasis spa (Not forgetting there are over 6,000 unique works of art commissioned especially for Britannia to feast your eyes on).
Onboard for exploration? Once you’ve finished exploring Britannia - and it may take a while - if you haven’t already booked your trips, head to the excursion desk and they will help you devise ways to immense yourself in each amazing destination.
Onboard for culinary delight? Whatever your mood, whatever your taste buds dictate, Britannia has many ways of mouth-watering ways to delight your palate. All three of our food heroes are represented in our cafes, restaurants and cookery school......Bon Appetite!!
Good to see Mrs & Mr Phillip Oakes
Happy sailing to one and all and fair winds
Have a good day, happy sailing and fair winds.
DJM4RTIN
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I’m proud to work for this company #welldone #proud We have announced this week that Cunard and P&O Cruises have signed a three year agreement as headline sponsors of Southampton Pride, the annual festival that that celebrates the LGBT community. In celebration, the steps of Carnival House have been transformed into a rainbow of colour, a symbol used to celebrate the diversity of the LGBT community. #pride #lgbtq #careeropportunities #southamptonpride #inclusive #soproud #summerofhappiness

All three shows of Astonishing was well attended, first time cast three of Headliners performed it for the first time and even both shows down in the Live Lounge with Maxine Mazumder was full and enjoyed her tribute to Dusty Springfield and Cheryl Baker was on top form in the Linelight too!! Late night disco finished off the evening onboard Britannia and closed 2.30am.
Thursday 6th June 2019 Day 2 of Rotterdam ... All on board for 5.30pm Shuttle bus into the city takes about 15 minutes and drops you off by the Maritime Museum (as we have docked at a different place today other than last time which was close to the bridge but still had a shuttle bus into the city).
Final formal evening on board where you have the option of Black & White Attire. Before we set sail come up to the lido pool area to enjoy our infamous Great British Sailaway with Entertainment Manager Abbie McWilliam and the rest of the team as we wave goodbye to our final port of call this cruise, sip on a classic pimms 🍸 along with music, dance and singing along with lots of energy then it’s time for the evening entertainment. In the theatre we welcome ‘Power of 2’ - Ilia & Oksana - Vertical cloth choreography with a touch of Arabian music. The duo present poetic pictures and passionate movements. https://youtu.be/ktElbAjQnn0
Down in the Live Lounge ‘Party with Pulse’ 7.45pm and 10.45pm as in between we are showing the UEFA Nations League game England Vs Netherlands also showing in Brodie’s and the Crystal Room. After the game it’s part two of Pulse followed by Late Night Comedy with Mark Walker topped up by a little music from me in the Late Night Disco Zone!! 💃 Second evening of showtime with Cheryl Baker in the Linelight and the amazing Chefs Parade in all the restaurants one of P&O Cruises traditions where the chefs parade through the restaurants - don’t forget your camera 📷
A relaxing day at sea tomorrow sailing back down the English Channel towards our home port of call, Southampton for a Saturday morning to say farewell to B915 and welcome B916 to the Norwegian fjords, Stavanger, Flåm, Olden and Bergen.
That’s all for today Happy Sailing to one and all and Fair winds.
DJM4RTIN
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Last night in the theatre was WE3 which was well attended again for both shows and the amazing ‘Legends of Rock’ with Pulse and even then getting a standing ovation at the end for their tribute to Pink Floyd at the end was breathtaking, then late night disco closed a bit early last night at 2.15am before we all had a good nights sleep before our next port and our final port of call this cruise.
Wednesday 5th June 2019
Rotterdam ... Rotterdam is an ideal starting point for ventures to Amsterdam. Alternatively there is a whole host of attractions within Rotterdam, the largest port in the world, a city of modern architecture and delightful culture. Over the centuries Rotterdam grew from a fishing village into an international centre of trade. From here you can visit The Hague, Delft or get to know the real Rotterdam.
So with Britannia being overnight there is no need to rush back, time to enjoy the sights and sounds of what Rotterdam has to offer or even further afield in Amsterdam. To get to Amsterdam there are many ways by bus (takes about 1hr) by train (takes about 40mins) or by taxi which you could share for 4 people for it work out cheaper as we don’t want to pay extortionate prices just for the day.
Today I am just staying in Rotterdam, so I’ve took the free shuttle bus into the city which takes about 15 minutes and have a little explore and wander. Where the bus drops you off it’s right by the maritime museum.
Entertainment this evening in the theatre starts with our very own Headliners theatre company with Astonishing and down in the live lounge we welcome back Maxine Mazumder with her tribute to Dusty Springfield. In the limelight we welcome back Cheryl Baker with her very own intimate show whilst you enjoy a three course dinner. Game show galore up in the Crystal Room with our new game show, spin in to win it with two of our ents hosts and quizzes in the Brodie’s Bar and sadly the casino is closed due to port regulations.
That’s all for today Happy Sailing to all and fair winds.
Dj Martin
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So after sailing from Guernsey listening to the live tunes from our resident duo, Ben & Sarah from the Connortations Duo, it was time to get ready for the evening’s Entertainment with 80s Night with Pulse and ‘I’ve Got The Music In Me’ with the Headliners Theatre Company. First sea day a lot of our guests turned out for the welcome meeting for the newcomers, and to be exact we have over 1250 brand newcomers to P&O Cruises and to Britannia to help find their way around Britann...
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So after a busy day in Southampton 🇬🇧 saying farewell to our guests from B914 and welcomed our guests to B915 it was straight to drills and then the Southampton Sailaway, as we sailed down the solent towards the Isle of Wight and turned to starboard to head to our next port of call. Ben Makisi’s both shows we’re well attended and down in the Live lounge to Pulse’s welcome onboard show followed by late night disco and even the 1st night in the Linelight with Gareth Gates was b...
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The sophisticated lady of the seas is our flagship and your home from home for the duration of your holiday. Before she even sets sail, she’s a destination in herself, an amazing setting in which to enjoy the perfect holiday. Our aim is to help you create as many of those as possible, whatever you get up to.
Onboard for relaxation? We’ve got hundreds of ways to entertain you, from the shows in our state-of-the-art, 936 seat theatre, to our shops and our indulgent Oasis spa (N...
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