Ship’s Position:

49°28′47″ N 0°6′36″ E

Distance Traveled: 4,905 Nautical Miles

We arrived at LeHavre at 7:00am local time. It was foggy & cool – about 7 degrees C. Thankfully the sun came out just before noon & it warmed up quite a bit.

Today was a quiet day for me. There were several excursions available to Paris & Normandy but I opted to stay on board & enjoy the space – with many people gone for the day.

The port of LeHavre is heavily industrialized with lots of bulk oil storage tanks & container ship docks. It is also a ferry terminal for connections to England.

I have enjoyed the cruise a lot but really missed Catherine & am looking forward to meeting her at Heathrow Airport tomorrow. We will spend a couple of days each in Bath & Oxford & then we will stay in London until May 4. Lots of exploring & sight-seeing planned.

I have cruised several times now & it has always been nice to get to know some of the onboard staff. My cabin steward is a fellow named Marian & he is from Bucharest, Romania.

Marian has been working for Princess for 18 years & is getting ready to shift his career back to land. For any of you single ladies out there Marian is a bachelor hoping to settle down with someone. He is very personable, well travelled & an expert at housekeeping. A good catch for someone for sure! Thanks so much for taking such good care of me, Marian.

We left LeHavre at 8:00pm & will dock at Southampton at 5:00am local time tomorrow morning. It would have been neat to cross the entire English Channel in the daylight but I can always do that another time, eh?

Cheers!