Baby on Board

Description

Join Gary, Marina, and baby Aemelia on a reflective voyage aboard Cunard’s Queen Victoria in “Baby on Board.” As they embark on a journey to Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, and Cherbourg, Gary muses on the transformative power of their previous cruise and the anticipation of embarkation day.

Extract

“Embarkation day has arrived. We are waiting for a taxi. Marina is in the kitchen making a pot of tea. Aemelia is playing with Maurice (a large brown bear). I am bringing our luggage downstairs and thinking back two years when Marina and I were sitting in a hotel reception waiting for a taxi. My thoughts now, though, are so different. I can’t wait to embark, as this time I am looking forward to the cruise because the doubts and concerns I had have been replaced by fond memories of the freedom I felt from being at sea. This time I won’t have to wander the ship with new eyes. I can discount much of what the ship has to offer by way of entertainment and distractions to concentrate on the aspects I found so freeing, which I didn’t truly comprehend before. Since our last cruise there have been significant changes to our lives. Not least among them are Aemelia and a new home…”